- analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun examination4
Sam and Sue examine the movie
- examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun examination1, noun examiner2
The customs agents examine the bags for drugs
- probe, examine - question or examine thoroughly and closely
--3 is one way to investigate, look into
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun examination3, noun examination2, noun examination5
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- examine - question closely
--4 is one way to question, query
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun examinee1, noun examination3, noun examination2, noun examination5
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
--5 is one way to judge
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun examination2, noun examination4, noun examination5, noun examiner1
Somebody ----s something