analyze
Americanverb (used with object)
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analyzes,
present (3rd person singular)
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analyzed,
past participle, past
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analyzing
present participle
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to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).
to analyze an argument.
- Synonyms:
- break down.
- Antonyms:
- synthesize
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to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.
to analyze a poem.
- Synonyms:
- explicate
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to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc.
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to subject to mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc., analysis.
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to psychoanalyze.
a patient who has been analyzed by two therapists.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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analyzabilitynoun
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analyzationnoun
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overanalyzeverb
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misanalyzeverb (used with object)
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reanalyzeverb (used with object)
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analyzableadjective
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nonanalyzableadjective
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nonanalyzedadjective
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reanalyzableadjective
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unanalyzableadjective
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unanalyzedadjective
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unanalyzingadjective
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well-analyzedadjective
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unanalyzablyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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analyzesimple
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analyzessimple
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have analyzedperfect
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has analyzedperfect
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am analyzingprogressive
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are analyzingprogressive
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is analyzingprogressive
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have been analyzingperfect progressive
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has been analyzingperfect progressive
Past
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analyzedsimple
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had analyzedperfect
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was analyzingprogressive
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were analyzingprogressive
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had been analyzingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of analyze
First recorded in 1595โ1605; back formation from analysis (or from its Latin or Greek sources), with -ys- taken as -ize
Explanation
Analyze means to study or examine something carefully in a methodical way. If you analyze your math tests from earlier in the year, you'll be able to figure out what you most need to study for the final exam. This verb analyze comes from the noun analysis. The noun analysis was in turn borrowed from Greek, from analyein, or "to dissolve." If you go into analysis, it means that you will be examined and helped by a mental health professional โ who will analyze your particular problems and help you find solutions.
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The Kelvin wave arriving now is either the second or third one of this El Niño, depending on how you analyze the data, Amaya said.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 7, 2026
The chain-of-thought is a written record of an AI system’s reasoning process that AI companies monitor and analyze to understand how models work through problems.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 7, 2026
Harvard economics doctoral students Fiona Chen and James Stratton reviewed software projects through the platform Jellyfish, which firms use to analyze their engineering teams.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 2, 2026
Researchers plan to analyze samples collected through the GOE-DEEP project, co-funded by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program.
From Science Daily โ Sep. 26, 2026
For twenty minutes we tried to analyze that note.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Morningstar analyzes investor performance over time in its annual Mind the Gap study.
From MarketWatch โ Oct. 7, 2026
In this video, The Wall Street Journal analyzes Albanian court documents, travels to the development areas and speaks to the villagers at the heart of disputes over land ownership.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 6, 2026
Isaac Butler analyzes Pattinson’s evolution from teen heartthrob to oddball star.
From Slate โ Sep. 30, 2026
The AI analyzes known Hamas agents’ phones for patterns in their cellular signals and compares them to hundreds of thousands of others in Gaza.
From Salon โ Sep. 21, 2026
If he analyzes an hour of a husband and wife talking, he can predict with 95 percent accuracy whether that couple will still be married fifteen years later.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
He had to be in crisis, his deviations in footwork and arm motion analyzed like tanker traffic around the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 7, 2026
The researchers found that for-profit corporate water utilities charged 67% more than the government-owned systems they analyzed nationwide — an additional $329 a year on average.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 7, 2026
Almost one in five people 65 or older had a full-time or part-time job last year, according to a study from LendingTree, which analyzed Census Bureau data.
From MarketWatch โ Oct. 2, 2026
Cybersecurity firm Asymmetric Security analyzed the activity of the agents -- AI programs capable of acting autonomously -- which targeted Australian government websites and other public bodies between March and September.
From Barron's โ Oct. 1, 2026
Fischer plunged into the game with his trusted and thoroughly analyzed opening, the Ruy López, instantly seizing the initiative and generating pressure in the center squares.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Does anyone in the world have more experience when it comes to analyzing comments not rooted in reality?
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 6, 2026
Anthony DeBarros is a data news editor for The Wall Street Journal, specializing in analyzing data for stories and visuals on topics including politics, demographics and the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 6, 2026
By analyzing DNA from the plague bacterium preserved in archaeological human remains, scientists were able to reconstruct how the disease spread, evolved, and repeatedly reappeared long after the Black Death.
From Science Daily โ Sep. 20, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: We found the best term life insurance options by analyzing rates, coverage features and more.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 18, 2026
He had a gift for finding and analyzing information on the subjects that interested him intensely.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ยฉ Random House, Inc. 2023
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