inspect
verb (used with object)
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically.
inspected
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past participleof inspect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inspect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inspectverb (used with object)to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically.
Example Sentences
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Ever since a pole snapped in high winds and sparked the biggest wildfire in Texas history, Salem Abraham has been studying the metal tags that show when poles were last inspected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ships being inspected, diverted or blocked would be a completely different story.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
New homes are inspected several times during construction by either local council building inspectors or a registered building control approver, to make sure they meet legal, national building regulations.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tissot put his Caltech lab to work and found elevated levels of lead in more than half the 50-plus houses they inspected, including his own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ishtar rested her chin on her thumb as she inspected me.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
