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# inspect

«inspect» in Mova's school dictionary: **to look at something closely and carefully to check it or…** — 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 (inspect, inspects, inspected, inspecting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To inspect means to look at something closely and carefully to check it or find faults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#m1)

2) To inspect means to make an official visit to check that a place, like a school or restaurant, is run properly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science: inspect a leaf with a magnifying glass. In everyday safety: inspect a bike before riding, inspect food for mould. In school life: inspectors visit schools. Phrases: inspect closely, inspect for damage, inspect the troops.

### examples

- The mechanic inspected the car's brakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x1)
- We inspected the bugs with a magnifying glass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x2)
- An officer inspects the restaurant kitchen every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x3)
- Inspect your helmet for cracks before riding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x4)
- The general inspected the soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x5)
- Mum inspected my room to see if I'd tidied it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x6)
- From top to bottom they inspected the door to discover a crack large enough for him to get through, and soon found one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspect/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: inspection; person: inspector. Similar words: examine, check, look over. Formal compared with "check".

### In the corpora

- [Old bridges and buildings can weaken over time, so engineers inspect them regularly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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