examine
verb
ex·am·ine
ig-ˈza-mən 
examined; examining
ig-ˈza-mə-niŋ
-ˈzam-niŋ
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2
a
: to interrogate closely
examine a prisoner
b
: to test by questioning in order to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge
: to make or give an examination
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Examples of examine in a Sentence
An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.
The police examined the evidence carefully.
You should have your eyes examined.
He was examined by several doctors, who found nothing wrong with him.
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Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
All students are required to take fine arts and humanities courses as part of their undergraduate core curriculum, with the goal of promoting critical thinking and helping students examine problems through multiple lenses.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Nov. 2024
The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
Another study in an academic journal called Medical Problems of Performing Artists that examined the deaths of 13,195 popular musicians from an array of genres also concluded that their life expectancy was lower than for the population at large.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Examine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/examine. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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examine
verb
ex·am·ine
ig-ˈzam-ən
examined; examining
1
: to look at or check carefully
examine a company's books
have your eyes examined
2
: to question closely
examine a witness
examiner
noun
Medical Definition
examine
verb
ex·am·ine
ig-ˈzam-ən
examined; examining
-(ə-)niŋ
: to inspect or test for evidence of disease or abnormality
the doctor examined the young men and found them in perfect health
: to make or give an examination
the doctor will examine at the infirmary
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