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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
While inspecting the bunker, Colonel Roswell P Rosengren of the US army saw an opportunity to get a unique war trophy and he pocketed the fabric.
Papers and fabrics lined tables as she and her sister inspected a pair of entirely handmade wings they had devised from tubes, feathers and even car parts.
A class of Russian first-graders stood to attention this fall as a soldier who had served on the front line in Ukraine inspected their military uniforms.
Inside conservators carefully unwrapped artworks from protective packaging, inspecting each piece and taking meticulous records before positioning them on walls and plinths.
Meanwhile, the body that inspects Church of England schools and academies has similarly shifted away from gradings.
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