examine verb [T] (LOOK AT CAREFULLY)
B2
examine someone/something for something Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.
[ + question word ] We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.
be examined on A psychiatrist was examined (= asked questions) on the mental state of the defendant.
Синоніми
peruse formal
survey (LOOK AT) formal
- lookLook over there! A rainbow!
- watchI sat by the window and watched people walking past.
- glanceShe glanced around the room to see who was there.
- peepShe peeped through the curtains to see what was happening.
- peekHe peeked inside the box.
- stareDon't stare at people like that - it's rude.
- The nurse pulled a screen around the bed so that the doctor could examine the patient in private.
- We inject the rhinoceros with a powerful sedative, so that we can then examine it closely.
- He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.
- Don't sign any contract before examining its conditions carefully.
- We started our research into local history by examining the town's origins.
examine verb [T] (TEST)
- alchemical
- alchemically
- artefact
- as an experiment
- assay
- experimentally
- experimentation
- experimentation with something
- experimenter
- factorial
- pre-experiment
- pre-screening
- preclinical
- put out feelers idiom
- put someone/something through their/its paces idiom
- trial run
- tried
- try something for size idiom
- try something out phrasal verb
- tryout