| examine | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ anatomize | analyze down to the smallest detail.; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior" |
| ~ diagnose, name | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. |
| ~ diagnose | subject to a medical analysis. |
| ~ survey, appraise | consider in a comprehensive way.; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting" |
| ~ survey | make a survey of; for statistical purposes. |
| ~ compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ assay | analyze (chemical substances). |
| ~ reexamine, review | look at again; examine again.; "let's review your situation" |
| ~ audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ screen | examine methodically.; "screen the suitcases" |
| ~ trace, follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ sieve, sift | check and sort carefully.; "sift the information" |
| ~ look at, view, consider | look at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem" |
| v. (perception) | 2. examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ search | subject to a search.; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| ~ x-ray | examine by taking x-rays. |
| ~ candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. |
| ~ autopsy | perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem. |
| ~ auscultate | examine by auscultation. |
| ~ survey | look over carefully or inspect.; "He surveyed his new classmates" |
| ~ glance over, scan, skim, rake, run down | examine hastily.; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
| ~ scan | examine minutely or intensely.; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| ~ scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ search, look | search or seek.; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!" |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (communication) | 3. examine, probe | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ enquire, investigate, inquire | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ re-examine | question after cross-examination by opposing counsel.; "re-examine one's witness" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ hear, try | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process.; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California" |
| v. (communication) | 4. examine | question closely. |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ quiz, test | examine someone's knowledge of something.; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" |
| ~ cross examine, cross question | question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side.; "The witness was cross-examined by the defense" |
| ~ catechize, catechise | examine through questioning and answering. |
| ~ grill | examine thoroughly.; "the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology" |
| v. (social) | 5. essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| ~ float | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
| ~ field-test | test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used.; "The Army field tested the new tanks" |
| inquire | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. ask, enquire, inquire | inquire about.; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ ask | direct or put; seek an answer to.; "ask a question" |
| ~ pry | be nosey.; "Don't pry into my personal matters!" |
| ~ confer with, consult | get or ask advice from.; "Consult your local broker"; "They had to consult before arriving at a decision" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. enquire, inquire, wonder | have a wish or desire to know something.; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ request | inquire for (information).; "I requested information from the secretary" |
| v. (communication) | 3. enquire, inquire, investigate | conduct an inquiry or investigation of.; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" |
| ~ spy | secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage.; "spy for the Russians" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| inspect | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| ~ go over, review, survey | hold a review (of troops). |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ perambulate | make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property).; "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" |
| ~ case | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| ~ vet | examine carefully.; "Someone should vet this report before it goes out" |
| v. (motion) | 2. inspect, visit | come to see in an official or professional capacity.; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| investigate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ explore, research, search | inquire into.; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" |
| ~ explore | travel to or penetrate into.; "explore unknown territory in biology" |
| ~ probe, examine | question or examine thoroughly and closely. |
| ~ research | attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner.; "The student researched the history of that word" |
| ~ experiment | to conduct a test or investigation.; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease" |
| quest | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. pursuance, pursuit, quest | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria.; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" |
| ~ wild-goose chase | the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable. |
| ~ search | the examination of alternative hypotheses.; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful" |
| n. (act) | 2. quest, seeking | the act of searching for something.; "a quest for diamonds" |
| ~ search, hunting, hunt | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone. |
| v. (possession) | 3. quest | make a search (for).; "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest" |
| ~ seek | try to get or reach.; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| v. (motion) | 4. quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bay, quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. |
| ~ bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| v. (communication) | 6. quest | seek alms, as for religious purposes. |
| ~ solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" |
| v. (communication) | 7. bespeak, call for, quest, request | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| ~ ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody.; "She asked him for a loan" |
| ~ encore | request an encore, from a performer. |
| ~ petition | write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing. |
| ~ demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| ~ appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
| ~ supplicate | ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer.; "supplicate God's blessing" |
| ~ apply | ask (for something).; "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
| ~ solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" |
| ~ reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ challenge | ask for identification.; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" |
| ~ beg off, excuse | ask for permission to be released from an engagement. |
| ~ demand | ask to be informed of.; "I demand an explanation" |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| ~ desire | express a desire for. |
| ~ beg | ask to obtain free.; "beg money and food" |
| ~ arrogate, lay claim, claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| ~ ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| ~ call | call a meeting; invite or command to meet.; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" |
| ~ ask out, invite out, take out | make a date.; "Has he asked you out yet?" |
| ~ book, reserve, hold | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" |
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