examine verb [ T ] (LOOK AT CAREFULLY)
B2 to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them:
Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.
[ + question word ] We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.
More examples
- The nurse pulled a screen around the bed so that the doctor could examine the patient in private.
- We inject the rhinoceros with a powerful sedative, so that we can then examine it closely.
- He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.
- Don't sign any contract before examining its conditions carefully.
- We started our research into local history by examining the town's origins.
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