examine B1 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #5082 Meanings 1 verb To look at something carefully and in detail. The customs officer examined the baggage closely. 2 verb To check the health or condition of someone, especially as a doctor. The doctor examined the patient before prescribing any medicine. 3 verb To question someone closely, especially in a court or test. The lawyer examined the witness under oath. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to look at something... inspectstudycanvass 3 verb · to question someone... probe More analyzechecklusterlustrateoverlookscrutinatescrutinizesurveythresh ↔ Opposites ignore Word family Forms examinedexaminesexaminingunexamined Derived forms cross-examineexaminabilityexaminableexamineeexaminerexaminershipexamininglyoverexaminedpreexaminere-examinereexamineunderexamined Related forms examexamenexaminantexaminateexaminationexaminatorexaminatorial Etymology AI details From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre. examinen Middle English examiner Old French examino Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # examine **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 5082 ## Meanings 1. To look at something carefully and in detail. 2. To check the health or condition of someone, especially as a doctor. 3. To question someone closely, especially in a court or test. ## Examples - The customs officer examined the baggage closely. - The doctor examined the patient before prescribing any medicine. - The lawyer examined the witness under oath. ## Synonyms - analyze - check - inspect - luster - lustrate - overlook - probe - scrutinate - scrutinize - study - survey - thresh ## Antonyms - ignore ## Derived Forms - cross-examine - examinability - examinable - examinee - examiner - examinership - examiningly - overexamined - preexamine - re-examine - reexamine - underexamined ## Related Forms - exam - examen - examinant - examinate - examination - examinator - examinatorial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: examinen - Root: examiner - Root: examino ## Etymology From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre. ## AI Etymology Examine comes from Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre. In current use, the main senses are “To look at something carefully and in detail” and “To check the health or condition of someone, especially as a doctor”. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown