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inspect
[in-spekt]
verb (used with object)
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically.
to inspect every part of the motor.
to view or examine formally or officially.
The general inspected the troops.
inspect
/ ɪnˈspɛkt /
verb
to examine closely, esp for faults or errors
to scrutinize officially (a document, military personnel on ceremonial parade, etc)
Other Word Forms
- inspectable adjective
- inspectability noun
- inspectingly adverb
- preinspect verb (used with object)
- quasi-inspected adjective
- reinspect verb (used with object)
- self-inspected adjective
- uninspected adjective
- well-inspected adjective
- inspective adjective
- inspection noun
- inspectional adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inspect1
Example Sentences
Yamu-nedjeh inspected the stone again to make sure there weren’t any cracks in it.
Ofsted also inspects some independent schools in England, while others are assessed by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
The Commerce Department has been inspecting them since the mid-1990s, when it found that many importers were flooding the U.S. with pasta priced below normal market prices in a bid to undercut their U.S. competitors.
Sánchez inspects the remains of a makeshift camp set up by cartel members at the mine.
Revelations Andrew was living in a 30-room mansion in Windsor on a yearly rent of “one peppercorn” have seen calls for greater transparency and the prospect of a public accounts committee inspecting royal funding arrangements.
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