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See also: examiné
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- examin (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
Pronunciation[edit]
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[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, 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 […]
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide.
Audio (US) (file)
- 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.
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Translations[edit]
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
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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
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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
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
examine
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of examinar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of examinar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of examinar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of examinar
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[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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