inspect
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛkt
[edit] Etymology
From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“‘to look into’”), from in + spicere (“‘to look at’”)
[edit] Verb
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to inspect (third-person singular simple present inspects, present participle inspecting, simple past and past participle inspected)
- to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize
- Inspect the system for leaks.
- to view and examine officially
- He inspected the troops and their barracks.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
examine critically, scrutinize
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view and examine officially