inspect

English

Alternative forms

• enspect

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Etymology

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in + spicere (“to look at”)

Verb

inspect (third-person singular simple present inspects, present participle inspecting, simple past and past participle inspected)

1. to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize

   Inspect the system for leaks.

2. to view and examine officially

   The general inspected the troops and their barracks.

Derived terms

• inspector
• inspection

Translations

examine critically, scrutinize

• Catalan: inspeccionar (ca)
• Finnish: tarkastaa, suorittaa tarkastus, tutkia
• German: begutachten (de), untersuchen (de), inspizieren (de)
• Hungarian: megvizsgál (hu)

• Italian: ispezionare (it)
• Spanish: inspeccionar (es)
• Swahili: usoro (sw)
• Swedish: inspektera (sv)

view and examine officially

• Catalan: inspeccionar (ca)
• Finnish: tarkastaa, suorittaa tarkastus
• German: inspizieren (de), prüfen (de), begutachten (de)
• Hungarian: bevizsgál (hu), megtekint (hu), ellenőriz (hu)

• Italian: ispezionare (it)
• Spanish: inspeccionar (es)
• Swahili: usoro (sw)
• Swedish: inspektera

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