analyse

American  

[an-l-ahyz] / ˈæn lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly British.

analysed, analysing

1. a variant of analyze.

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analyse British  

/ ˈænəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc

2. to break down into components or essential features

   to analyse a financial structure

3. to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of

4. another word for psychoanalyse

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Other Word Forms

• analysable adjective
• analysation noun
• analyser noun

Etymology

Origin of analyse

C17: back formation from _analysis

Example Sentences

Following the chatbots' advice, he paid $3,000 to have Rosie's genome sequenced, and used the same online tools to analyse her DNA data.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As Wales prepare for their crucial World Cup 2026 play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday night, we bring you a new way to watch and analyse the game in real-time.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They say it would help if the posts were not actively promoted by algorithms, if images of weapons were automatically detected and removed and if more real human beings were employed to analyse content.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The BBC has been able to analyse six shootings after the curfew order.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Children can feel, but they cannot analyse their feelings; and if the analysis is partially effected in thought, they know not how to express the result of the process in words.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë