inspection

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6666

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1

noun
The act of looking at something closely to check its condition.

On closer inspection, the painting turned out to be a fake.
2

noun
An official examination to check that laws or standards are met.

The restaurant passed its annual health inspection.

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2 noun · an official examination to... review

More examination scrutiny

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Forms inspections

Derived forms adspectioninspectionalinspectioneerinspectionisminspectionistpostinspectionpreinspectionreinspectionsuperinspection

Related forms inspect inspector

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

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# inspection

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6666

## Meanings
1. The act of looking at something closely to check its condition.
2. An official examination to check that laws or standards are met.

## Examples
- On closer inspection, the painting turned out to be a fake.
- The restaurant passed its annual health inspection.

## Synonyms
- examination
- scrutiny

## Derived Forms
- adspection
- inspectional
- inspectioneer
- inspectionism
- inspectionist
- postinspection
- preinspection
- reinspection
- superinspection

## Related Forms
- inspect
- inspector

## Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Inspection comes from Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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