inspect

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(ĭn-spĕkt') pronunciation
tr.v., -spect·ed, -spect·ing, -spects.
  1. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
  2. To review or examine officially: The commander inspected the troops.

[From Latin īnspicere, īnspect- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + specere, to look at.]

inspective in·spec'tive adj.

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verb

  1. To study closely or systematically: analyze, examine, investigate. See investigate.
  2. To look at carefully or critically: check (out), con, examine, go over, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. Informal case. Idioms: give a going-over. See investigate.
  3. To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed: frisk, search. Slang shake down. See investigate.


v

Definition: examine, check
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To look at carefully, examine.

pronunciation Wisdom does not inspect, but behold. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist.

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sign description: The index finger starts at the eye then goes down to the hand making a check on its palm.




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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - inspicere, undersøge, besigtige, holde opsyn, kontrollere, efterse, gennemgå

Nederlands (Dutch)
inspecteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - examiner (qch) de près, contrôler, vérifier, inspecter (une école, une usine), contrôler (un passeport), visiter (des bagages), (GB, Transp) contrôler (un ticket), (Mil) inspection, revue (lors d'une cérémonie)

Deutsch (German)
v. - inspizieren, (über)prüfen, kontrollieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιθεωρώ, επιτηρώ, επιβλέπω, ελέγχω

Italiano (Italian)
ispezionare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inspecionar

Русский (Russian)
осматривать, пристально изучать, инспектировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inspeccionar, examinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - granska, inspektera, besiktiga, övervaka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
检查, 检阅, 审查, 视察

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 檢查, 檢閱, 審查, 視察

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조사하다, 검열하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 詳しく調べる, 検査する, 視察する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفحص, يفتش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בחן, בדק, ערך ביקורת, פיקח, ביקר‬


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