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

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

The Kremlin said Tuesday that it would analyse the problems the outages pose for businesses.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Vishnevskiy said this system "does not read your messages, analyse your conversations, or look at the content you post" in order to determine your age.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Mr Graham would always take the view that this 'dignity' was something like a woman's beauty and it was thus pointless to attempt to analyse it.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro