Words / B1

ig-ZAM-in/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

To examine is to look carefully, or to test a student: examine the evidence; examine candidates. Exam and examination are related nouns (already in the dictionary). Inspect is close for places. Do not write “examine about”. Markers examine how you use evidence.

Meaning

To look at something carefully in order to understand it; also to test a student.

Examples

• “Examiners will examine how you use evidence, not only facts.”
• “Doctors examined the X-ray before the round, which is the medical sense.”

Good to know

examine evidence / a patient / a candidate. Nouns: exam / examination. Close (places): inspect. Not “examine about”. Rubrics: examine the writer’s methods.

Near in meaning

inspect

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