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examine
What does examine mean?
examine (verb): to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use examine in a sentence?
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce examine?
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does examine come from?
From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to examine
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “examine” mean?
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
Not quite: that's what drag means.
to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something
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