examine

[ɪɡˈzæmɪn]

Definition:
1. To consider or study an idea, a subject, etc. very carefully.
2. Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.
3. Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.

Use 'examine' in a sentence:

1. Another doctor examined her and could still find nothing wrong.
2. Clayton sought to examine evidence of scrub jays' accurate memory of "what," "where," and "when" information and their binding of this information.
3. Examine types of sentences they use, pay attention to their metaphors, and focus on stories you feel you could write a pretty cool sequel to.
4. I leaned in the corner, stripped of my stethoscope and white coat of authority, as Chip stood to examine Ruth.
5. The goods were examined for damage on arrival.
6. They had been using a relatively new technology called X-ray spectroscopy, and they were using this to examine an ore sample.
7. The feeling you have of them is yours to examine.
8. As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2: Worry only about things that you can control.
9. If you get ill, the doctor won't have to examine you. A machine will "read" your body.
10. The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.
11. These prior efforts all examine the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.
12. You examine a patient and then you decide whether or not to operate.
13. Pirson says, they're those who examine the ordinary.
14. One consequence of speculation about the possibility of computer thought was that we were forced to examine with new care the idea of thought in general.
15. To be an effective person, under this model, you are supposed to coolly examine your own unconscious habits, and the habits of those under your care.
16. We will examine general patterns in the data and show how to find them by using R for you.
17. We should examine ourselves and learn who we are.
18. The committee will examine the agreement and any problems arising therefrom.
19. He trained his camera on nature, sometimes zooming in to examine single leaves.
20. The bacteria were then examined under a/ the microscope.
21. The plans will be examined by EU environment ministers.
22. Examine your skills and personality.
23. This was accomplished so that the team could examine and repair the churches' original medieval stone blocks.
24. He pulled the car over, turned on the interior light, examined the map.
25. We knelt (down) on the ground to examine the tracks.
26. As we begin to examine our life, Soupios says, we come to Rule No.2:?Worry?only?about?things?that?you?can?control.
27. I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples.
28. Norwegians examine how much tax the oil industry pays.
29. When we examine expenditures for research, we find that of the more than $35 billion spent each year in this country, almost two-thirds is spent by the federal government.
30. I have given the matter much thought, examining all the possible alternatives.
31. The insects were examined under magnification.
32. Anything that could save the company money and perk up its cash flow was examined.
33. Consumers like being able to visually examine the color of the milk.
34. All samples are examined microscopically.
35. He was examined again and then prescribed a different herbal medicine.
36. Anyway, if we examine these ends of these coils of DNA, we will find a sequence of DNA at each end of every human Chromosome, called a telomere.
37. Can my child be medically examined without my consent?
38. Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to examine, but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes.
39. The first rule—examine your life—is the common thread that runs through the entire book.
40. The article examines the portrayal of gay men in the media.
41. The agreement has been examined minutely.
42. The students will be examined in all subjects at the end of term.
43. These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
44. Students examined how children acquire language.
45. We examine the wording in detail before deciding on the final text.
46. It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.
47. The metal is then minutely examined to ensure there are no cracks.
48. The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong.
49. We knelt on the ground to examine the tracks.
50. Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
51. She pulled the drawer out and examined the underneath carefully.
52. Leaving aside the cost of the scheme, let us examine its benefits.
53. Examine the flow of each step.
54. I need to examine all possible contingencies.
55. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.