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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Examined; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Examining.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
     examinis: cf. F. examiner. See Examen.]
     1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
        with a view to discover the real character or state of; to
        subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the
        purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of
        examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a
        cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search
        into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a
        ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
        proposition, theory, or question.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Examine well your own thoughts.       --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
        by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
        testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
        bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
          investigate; explore. See Discuss.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Examining \Ex*am"in*ing\, a.
     Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an
     examining committee.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Examining \Ex*am"in*ing\, a.
     Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an
     examining committee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Examined; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Examining.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,
     examinis: cf. F. examiner. See Examen.]
     1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully
        with a view to discover the real character or state of; to
        subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the
        purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of
        examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a
        cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search
        into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a
        ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a
        proposition, theory, or question.
  
              Examine well your own thoughts.       --Chaucer.
  
              Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.
  
     2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test
        by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit
        testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a
        bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.
  
              The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;
          investigate; explore. See Discuss.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     n.
     examination
     vb.
     (present participle of en examine nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     n.
     examination
     vb.
     (present participle of en examine nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     n.
     examination
     vb.
     (present participle of en examine nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     n.
     examination
     vb.
     (present participle of en examine nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xamin ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  examining
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en examine ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  الفحص

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/ 
  zkoušení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/ 
  zkoušející

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/ 
  zkoumající

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  prüfend
     Synonym: testing
  
   see: test, examine sb., tested, examined, he/she examines
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  prüfend
     Synonym: taking under advisement
  
   see: examine sth., take sth. under advisement, examined, taken under advisement, examines, examined, examine a proposal, take a proposal under advisement, examine and verify sth., examine sb./sth. from top to bottom, examine whether the appeal is admissible
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  untersuchend, begutachtend, unter die Lupe nehmend, sich ansehend, sich anschauend
   see: examine sth., examined, examines, examined
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  vernehmend
   see: examine sb., examined
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  
  ανακριτικός

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  examining /ɛɡzˈamɪnɪŋ/
  ispitni

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "examining":
     analytic, examinational, examinatorial, explorational, explorative,
     exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, groping, heuristic, indagative,
     inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative,
     investigatory, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vbl. 检查,调查,审问;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. 检查,调查,审问

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