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# examine

«examine» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look at it very carefully to find out about it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (examine, examines, examined, examining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To examine something is to look at it very carefully to find out about it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m1)

2) A doctor examines you to check your health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m2)

3) To examine pupils is to test their knowledge with an exam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m3)

4) To examine a person can also mean to question them closely to find out the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science pupils examine leaves, rocks and insects with a magnifying glass; in stories a detective examines clues; in everyday life doctors and dentists examine patients. Phrases: «examine closely», «examine the evidence», «be examined by a doctor».

### examples

- Examine the leaf under the microscope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x1)
- The detective examined the footprints. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x2)
- The doctor examined my sore throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x3)
- We examined the rock and found a fossil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x4)
- Examine the graph carefully before you answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x5)
- The vet examined the dog's paw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x6)
- Pupils will be examined in maths at the end of the year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x7)
- Have them examined, and they will confess their crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x8)

### note

Regular verb. Nouns: «examination» (often shortened to «exam»), «examiner». «Examine» is more careful than «look at». Safety: examine strange things with your eyes, not your hands, and never touch needles or broken glass.

### In the corpora

- [Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.383/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «examine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.