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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

examine

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
ex-am-ine
IPA
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.

Transitive verb

verb

To check the health or condition of something or someone.

Transitive verb

verb

To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.

Transitive verb

verb

To interrogate.

Transitive verb

noun

An act of examining.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

examines (present, singular) examining (participle, present) examined (participle, past) examined (past) examin (alternative, obsolete) examines (plural)

Derived Forms

examinability examinable examinee examiner examinership examiningly overexamined preexamine reexamine underexamined unexamined

Phrases

cross-examine re-examine look at

Frequently Paired Words

exam examen examinant examinate examination examinator examinatorial look at

Synonyms

canvass pore over undersee analyze check examine inspect thresh look over luster lustrate overlook

Antonyms

fail to notice ignore

Rhymes With

yamin

Questions

How do you pronounce examine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/.
What does examine mean?
To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
Where does examine come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce examine

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