examine
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See also: examiné
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- examin (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old French examiner, from Latin examinare.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)
- To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- 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 […]
- To check the health or condition of something or someone.
- The doctor examined the patient.
- To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
- To interrogate.
- The witness was examined under oath.
Synonyms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
to check the health or condition of something or someone
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to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
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to interrogate
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
examine
- first-person singular present indicative of examiner
- third-person singular present indicative of examiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
- second-person singular imperative of examiner
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
exāmine
- ablative singular of exāmen
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
examine
- first-person singular present subjunctive of examinar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of examinar
- first-person singular imperative of examinar
- third-person singular imperative of examinar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
examine
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of examinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of examinar.
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
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- Portuguese verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
