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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 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  examine
       v 1: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to
            discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a
            sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a
            criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze,
             analyse, study, canvass, canvas]
       2: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The
          customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your
          passport before you can enter the country" [syn: see]
       3: question or examine thoroughly and closely [syn: probe]
       4: question closely
       5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
          use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
          "Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out,
           essay]

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

  examine
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εξετάζω, κοιτάζω

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

  examine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la exāmen  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en informal) An act of examining.
     vb.
     1 to observe or inspect carefully or critically
     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
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: examinar)

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

  examine
     n.
     (lb en informal) An act of examining.
     vb.
     1 to observe or inspect carefully or critically
     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

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

  examine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la exāmen  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en informal) An act of examining.
     vb.
     1 to observe or inspect carefully or critically
     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
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: examinar)

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

  examine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la exāmen  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en informal) An act of examining.
     vb.
     1 to observe or inspect carefully or critically
     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
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: examinar)

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

  examine
     Englanti vb.
     tarkastella, tutkia

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

  examine
     Engelska vb.
     undersöka, examinera, pröva, granska

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  ondersoek

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

  Examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  إفحص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  examine //ɪɡˈzæmɪn// 
  1. прегле́дам, прегле́ждам
  to check the health or condition of something or someone
  2. изпи́твам
  to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
  3. разпи́там, разпи́твам
  to interrogate
  4. изсле́двам, проу́ча, проу́чвам
  to observe or inspect carefully or critically

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  prozkoumat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  vyslýchat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  vyšetřit

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  prohlížet

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  vyšetřovat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  ohledat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  ptát se

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  zkoumat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  zkoušet

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  vyzkoušet

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  prohlédnout

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
   [tech] prověřovat

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
   [tech] ověřovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  arholi 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  profi 

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  examinieren 

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  
  εξετάζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  examine //ɪɡˈzæmɪn// 
  1. tutkia
  to check the health or condition of something or someone
  2. kuulustella
  to interrogate
  3. tutkia, tarkastella
  to observe or inspect carefully or critically

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  examine /igzæmin/
  1. examiner
  2. explorer, fouiller, rechercher, reconnaître

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/ 
  1. परीक्षा~करना
        "The doctor examined the patient. "

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

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  ispitati, ispitivati, istražiti, pregledati, provjeravati, provjeriti, razmatrati, razmotriti, saslušavati

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  esaminare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  examine //ɪɡˈzæmɪn// 
  1. 診察
  to check the health or condition of something or someone
  2. 検査
  to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
  3. 尋問
  to interrogate
  4. 調べる
  to observe or inspect carefully or critically

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  examine /ɪgˈzæmɪn/ 
   1.  oglądać
   2.  badać
   3.  rozpatrywać
   4.  egzaminować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  examine /igzæmin/ 
  1. ensaiar, examinar, inspecionar, revistar
  2. buscar, escavar, explorar, investigar, pesquisar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  examine /igzæmin/
  examinar, registrar, revisar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  examine //ɪɡˈzæmɪn// 
  1. undersöka 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
  2. fråga ut, förhöra
  to interrogate
  3. undersöka, observera
  to observe or inspect carefully or critically

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  examine /ɛɡzˈamɪn/
  1. bakmak, dikkatle gözden geçirmek
  2. muayene etmek
  3. teftiş etmek
  4. sınava tabi tutmak, imtihan etmek, yoklamak
  5. sorguya çekmek. examinee'  imtihana giren kimse, imtihan olan kimse. exam'iner  imtihan eden kimse, mümeyyiz, ayırtman
  6. muayene eden kimse
  7. sorgu hakimi
  8. müfettiş.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ɛgzamin/

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

  141 Moby Thesaurus words for "examine":
     air, analyze, appraise, archetype, asleep, assess, autopsy,
     beau ideal, bone, canvass, case, case history, case in point,
     catechize, check, check out, check over, check up, check up on,
     cold, comment upon, con, consider, contemplate, controvert,
     cross-examine, dead, deal with, debate, deceased, defunct,
     deliberate, deliberate upon, departed, dig, discourse about,
     discuss, drill, elucubrate, example, exanimate, exchange views,
     exemplar, explore, extinct, eye, give an examination, give the eye,
     give the once-over, go into, go over, grill, grind, handle,
     hard look, ideal, illustration, inanimate, inquire into, inspect,
     interrogate, interview, investigate, knock around, late, leer,
     leer at, lifeless, look at, look into, look over, lucubrate,
     mirror, model, monitor, observe, ogle, ogle at, overhaul, overlook,
     paradigm, pass over, pass under review, pattern, peer at, peruse,
     plunge into, pore, pore over, postmortem, practice, probe, problem,
     pump, query, question, quiz, rap, read, reason, reason about,
     reason the point, regard studiously, representative, research,
     restudy, review, run over, sample, sampling, scan, scrutinize,
     search, set an examination, shining example, sift, size, size up,
     sound out, specimen, standard, study, survey, swot, take a long,
     take stock of, take the measure, take up, talk, talk about,
     talk of, talk over, test, thresh out, treat, ventilate, vet, view,
     wade through, weigh, worm out of
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 检查,调查,考试;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 检查,细查;对…进行考试
     vi. 检查,细查,调查

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