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inspect
What does inspect mean?
inspect (verb): to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use inspect in a sentence?
- Please inspect your father's will carefully. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inspect?
/ɪnˈspɛkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inspect come from?
From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + specere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- + -spect.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to inspect
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “inspect” mean?
to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize
Right! That's what “inspect” means.
to entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions
Not quite: that's what amuse means.
to go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching
Not quite: that's what follow means.
to wheedle or persuade (a person, organization, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something
Not quite: that's what coax means.
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