Academic / B2

AN-uh-lyz/ˈænəlaɪz/

To analyse (American spelling: analyze) is to examine something by looking at its parts so you can understand it — more methodical than a casual look at or study. You analyse data / results / a text; analysis is the noun (plural analyses), and analytical describes a way of thinking. It is common in academic English, and too heavy for “I analysed the menu.”

Meaning

To examine something in detail in order to understand it.

Examples

• “We analysed the results of the survey.”
• “We need to analyse why the numbers fell in May.”
• “The essay analyses both sides of the debate.”

Good to know

British: analyse. analyse data / a text. Noun: analysis (pl. analyses).

Near in meaning

examine

Topics

New