analyse verb

UK (US analyze) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word

/ˈæn.əl.aɪz/ v [T]

Definition

to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it

Researchers analysed the purchases of 6300 households.

Water samples taken from streams were analysed for contamination by chemicals.

(Definition of analyse verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to lose in a sports competition when you were expected to win

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