Definition of "examine"

examine

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

verb
third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined
1. to observe or inspect carefully or critically
  Quotations
  With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
  1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, page vii
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  2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America‎, archived from the original on 7 February 2019:The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide.
2. to check the health or condition of something or someone
3. to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
4. to interrogate
noun
plural examines
1. (informal) An act of examining.
  Quotations
  Soutar scratched the back of his neck then had a quick examine of his nails. Deep-ingrained purple they were.
  2014, J. David Simons, The Liberation of Celia Kahn

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