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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
- inspective adjective
- inspectable adjective
- inspection noun
- inspectingly adverb
- inspectional adjective
- inspectability noun
- preinspect verb (used with object)
- quasi-inspected adjective
- reinspect verb (used with object)
- self-inspected adjective
- uninspected adjective
- well-inspected adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inspect1
Example Sentences
The footage showed rescue workers inspecting the burnt out remnants of a vehicle and covering a nearby badly-mangled body of a child with a white sheet.
Prince Andrew, as the tenant, also has to allow his landlords to inspect and make sure he is keeping to the terms of the lease.
The family, it said, were trying to reach their home to inspect it when the incident happened in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on Friday night.
Greeted by singing, the head of the Catholic Church came aboard, inspected the cabins and shared pastries in the boat's small dining room.
An Israeli drone strike in Gaza's eastern Shejaiya neighbourhood killed five people, says Wafa news agency, which quoted a medical source saying "Israeli drones fired at residents inspecting their homes".
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