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• a variation of analyze.

analyse

American  

[an-l-ahyz] / ˈæn lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly British.

analysed, analysing

1. a variant of analyze.

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analyse British  

/ ˈænəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc

2. to break down into components or essential features

   to analyse a financial structure

3. to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of

4. another word for psychoanalyse

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Other Word Forms

• analysation
  noun
• analyser
  noun
• analysable
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of analyse

C17: back formation from _analysis

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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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analyse analysed analysing

"It would be exciting to also obtain this material to analyse it in my laboratory," she says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The researchers used advanced AI tools that are able to analyse code and find flaws much faster than humans or older systems can.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Sometimes you need to be patient and analyse as it is too soon to say if something is right or not."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"In a year we would analyse 1,000-1,500 samples, often in case of paternity or crime scenes," said Mukul Pradhan, chief scientific officer at the National Forensic Science Laboratory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

There will always be, I realize, those who would claim that any attempt to analyse greatness as I have been doing is quite futile.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Widespread NHS use will also depend on cost, given that each individual patient will need to have their tumour genetically analysed and a personalised vaccine made for them.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

In footage analysed by the BBC, it is clear that objects, including plastic chairs, are thrown, but we have no evidence that they included stones.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In July, open-source research organisation Myanmar Witness revealed that they had analysed hundreds of missing-person advertisements collected from Facebook between 2021 and 2025.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The research, conducted by Kira Dunn as part of her MSc in Marine Biology with Oceanography at the University of Southampton, analysed monitoring data collected since the first eco-moorings were installed.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 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

Fires in Indonesia that have caused a regional haze crisis burned through over 1.9 million hectares between January and the end of September this year, a monitor analysing satellite imagery said on Monday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

"We do a lot of work in analysing the right clubs, coaches, leagues, understanding how complex it is, to find the right destination," Cave added.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In a statement, Metro said it still formally owned the company but no longer had "operational control over its Russian subsidiary" and was analysing what the decision meant for the company.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

And by analysing the chemistry of these mudstones, we could determine whether oxygen was present in the ancient seawater.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Practice in analysing stories will soon make the framework of each clear to you.

From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Flora Klickmann

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