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inspect

[in-spekt]

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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.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin inspectus, past participle of inspicere to look into, inspect. See in-², species

Related forms

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

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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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Synonyms
1. examine, scrutinize, investigate, study.

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Example Sentences

Now is the time to inspect and clean your air-conditioner and get it ready for the hot and humid days ahead.

When you buy a house, usually you have a third party inspect it.

According to these observers, the distribution is fair and they can inspect what they want.

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Now is the time to inspect and clean your air-conditioner and get it ready for the hot and humid days ahead.

When you buy a house, usually you have a third party inspect it.

According to these observers, the distribution is fair and they can inspect what they want.

Agents who inspect this tunnel must be cautious as they may suddenly encounter armed smugglers.

Curious sea creatures frequently came to inspect the network's installation work.

Chinese police inspect a warehouse full of counterfeit goods.

IF you have a large porch on your home, it is important to inspect it annually.

If the buyer waived her right to inspect the house, then this is her problem, not yours.

Inspect more closely, though, and two surprises emerge.

Inspect the wood for warping, rotting, and insect or water damage.

For instance, robots may someday do chores around the house or inspect electrical equipment on airplanes.

They inspect my digital recorder to be sure it's not a bomb.

It is unlikely that customers will be content to inspect a mere hologram before they buy.

Tear off old siding and inspect for damaged wood and adequate insulation.

Smart companies should inspect the smoking wreckage of their predecessors' marketplace disasters and learn the factors at work.

Toto workers inspect the company's high-tech toilets.

Especially if there's any chance that a man in uniform will inspect your luggage.

Inspect the property to see if it can support construction.

The town building department needs to inspect the electrical and structural work.

And for when the sun also rises, you can inspect its workings beneath see-through plastic.

After meeting lobbyists, he has reinstated the right of a group of them to inspect prisons on demand.

Inspect your home for leaky pipes, improperly caulked windows, and clogged air ducts and dryer vents.

Secondly, when you inspect a piece of coal it is actually kind of shiny, not dirty.

There he might have seen the small model that the company invited the public to come inspect.

These vessels are stacked high with containers whose contents it is impossible to scan or inspect.

Inspect for any small rips, tears or missing fasteners.

Georgia, inspect their freshly baked buns manually using calipers and a colorimeter.

The result: checkpoint personnel now have to handle and inspect more luggage.

The scientists used digital imaging systems to inspect the wool fibers up close.

Bayley turns away from the machine and holds the ball up to the light to inspect its clarity.

It must inspect meat and poultry on behalf of the public as well as promote consumption of meat and poultry to the public.

Otherwise, you may have to remove a portion of the dry wall to inspect.

Very few drivers actually inspect what's behind their cars before leaving a driveway.

By the time the fire brigade arrived, there was nothing for them to do but inspect the building and fill out a report.

Bourne and his colleagues inspect everything in the zone several times a year.

Is there in place now a haitian agency to inspect and implement safe building procedures.

Nike, for example, has said it will allow them to inspect all its plants.

To catch spider mites early, inspect the underside of leaves and look for tiny moving specks.

For a fee, they'll even arrange to have a mechanic inspect it for you.

Inspect each item for warning labels and consult any manuals that came with the item for warnings and disposal guidelines.

People are encouraged to inspect their boats and other equipment for wildlife.

Inspect each plastic container to find its resin code.

Typically, the private auditors inspect only manufacturing plants, not the suppliers that feed ingredients to those facilities.

Others may inspect their irreducibility, but it is a start to more fully understanding reputation.

Pilots must identify various parts of the landing gear, inspect them and check them off the list.

Few inspect the counters and jars filled with exotic.

Specimens of both the tunnel and the spider are now before me, and it is impossible to inspect them without admiration.

However, there are many things that inspectors wont/can not inspect.

When it did inspect it, four years later, it found that a six-mile length of pipeline was corroded.

Inspect the ladder to make sure it is in good condition and set it up on solid ground where it will not slip.

Zoo nutritionists will meet with selected landowners to inspect their bamboo and discuss the zoo's bamboo-management practices.

One item on the observers' checklist was to inspect for moths.

Before putting everything back together, inspect the condensate drain tube to make sure it is draining freely.

They inspect premises on open days, quiz head teachers.

When the researchers euthanized the animals to inspect their tissue, they found no evidence of damage to muscle or nerve cells.

The agency foresees planes the size of your hand that can fire ammunition, survey targets, and inspect the inside of buildings.

To inspect a fascia, poke the surface with an icepick or other sharp tool.

The subject and demonstrator were always in the same cage, allowing the subject to approach and closely inspect the process.

Volunteers inspect photos and mark plants for elimination.

Inspect and repair screened attic vents to keep out bats and insects.

Workers are currently draining the shuttle's external tank so they can inspect the vent line.

There are no books to study, airframes to inspect or airplanes to fly.

US officials can't inspect overseas food-processing plants without the permission of foreign.

For manufacturers, this is straightforward: they take delivery, inspect the goods and pay their suppliers.

We currently use guided cameras to inspect sewer lines and the like.

Thankfully the box is open at the front so you can inspect the goods before purchase.

So any that are caught in nets have usually drowned long before the fishermen return to inspect their catch.

They slide over to inspect another stalk, and then another.

Employees inspect the shredders, which perform the metal-reduction process before separation.

Many small fish, such as guppies, approach and inspect their predators to evaluate their risk.

Aigis is sent with his pupils to go inspect it, and a journey through a cave dungeon and then the monster-ridden shrine itself.

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World English Dictionary

inspect (ɪnˈspɛkt)

—vb
1.	to examine closely, esp for faults or errors
2.	to scrutinize officially (a document, military personnel on ceremonial parade, etc)

[C17: from Latin inspicere, from specere to look]

in'spectable

—*adj*

in'spectingly

—*adv*

in'spection

—n

in'spectional

—*adj*

in'spective

—*adj*

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"If the individuals who compose the purest circles of aristocracy in Europe, the guarded blood of centuries, should pass in review, in such manner as that we could, at leisure, and critically inspect their behavior, we might find no gentleman, and no lady; for, although excellent specimens of courtesy and high-breeding would gratify us in the assemblage, in the particulars, we should detect offence. Because, elegance comes of no breeding, but of birth."

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