inspect
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.
Origin of inspect
1Other words for inspect
Other words from inspect
- in·spect·a·ble, adjective
- in·spect·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- in·spect·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·in·spect, verb (used with object)
- qua·si-in·spect·ed, adjective
- re·in·spect, verb (used with object)
- self-in·spect·ed, adjective
- un·in·spect·ed, adjective
- well-in·spect·ed, adjective
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How to use inspect in a sentence
But nevertheless, parents should be inspecting the nostrils of their young ones, searching for sugar residue and burrowing larvae.
Parents Panic Over Old Fake Smarties Snorting Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, in 1993, the department stopped inspecting abortion clinics except when it received complaints about them.
Why Are the Media Apologizing About Kermit Gosnell Coverage? | Josh Dzieza | April 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCorrection: An earlier copy of this report stated Holder was inspecting condos seized in the Medicare sting.
Eric Holder's Caribbean Trip an Ill-Advised Junket, Critics Say | Daniel Stone, John Solomon | November 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTStonemason engineers began inspecting each stone of the complex to ensure that the foundation was still intact.
One imagines a winemaker in his vineyards, inspecting bunches of grapes.
Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe walked all through the house, from one room to another, as if inspecting it for the first time.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAfter a dusty walk round piers and beaches lunched with Hunter-Weston before inspecting the 155th and 156th Brigades.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonRunning upstairs she opened the door of a large chamber, and stood for a moment inspecting it.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesAfter duly inspecting everything, we set off on our road home, and reached there in safety.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for inspect
/ (ɪnˈspɛkt) /
to examine closely, esp for faults or errors
to scrutinize officially (a document, military personnel on ceremonial parade, etc)
Origin of inspect
1Derived forms of inspect
- inspectable, adjective
- inspectingly, adverb
- inspection, noun
- inspectional, adjective
- inspective, adjective
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