- a variation of analyze.
analyse
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc
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to break down into components or essential features
to analyse a financial structure
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to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of
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another word for psychoanalyse
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of analyse
C17: back formation from analysis
Explanation
To analyse (analyze is U.S. English) something is to consider it in detail so you can figure out its workings or meaning. Analyse comes from Greek roots meaning "loosen." If you analyse something, it's as if you're untying it and letting the different parts separate so that you can study them. If you've got some mystery substance, you can analyse it by performing chemical reactions to break it into its parts. If you analyse a poem, you look at it word-by-word and even sound-by-sound. But remember that analyse is a British spelling, with analyze as the American version.
Example Sentences
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The Jewish way of thinking "helped me to analyse the conflict and what I wanted to do, and how I want to be involved in this conflict in a different way", he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Councils and care providers are already using AI to write case notes, predict falls and analyse care records.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Due to a lack of publicly available data, we were unable to analyse festival accommodation costs at university-run establishments.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
AI usage is measured in "tokens", which are small chunks of text that AI systems use to understand, analyse and generate language.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
But it was interesting, once I started to analyse and sort the examples, to discover that the greengrocer’s apostrophe formed just one depressing category of the overall, total, mind-bogglingly depressing misuse of the apostrophe.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
Ismail Fahmi, founder of data analytics company Media Kernels Indonesia, analysed about 29,000 social media posts between July and August and uncovered a campaign that amplified threats of looting and unrest, while downplaying protesters' demands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos of attacks in Gaza carried out since the ceasefire.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Traps have been installed at the airport and mosquitoes captured will be analysed in a laboratory to determine their species and origin.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While more than 100 people within the Belfast Trust physically took part, the study also analysed the data of 491 patients living with chronic pain in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Borelli treated the body as a system of levers acted on by the forces exerted by the muscles, and analysed geometrically how muscles in the human body acted in walking and running.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
By analysing biological samples alongside day-to-day symptom information, the team hopes to identify markers that could eventually help clinicians recognise problems sooner and tailor treatment more effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
AFP therefore complemented the global picture by independently analysing data from the European Copernicus programme.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
According to the Manila-based Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, which tracks adoption by analysing satellite imagery of rooftops, only half a percent of the country's available roof space is so far equipped for solar.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
BBC Verify has been analysing satellite imagery showing the spread of the wildfire west of Madrid, which has now affected more than 27,000 hectares.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The latter wishes to kill Nature by analysing and comprehending it, the former to increase it by a new living Nature.
From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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