examiningn.

Brit.

/ᵻɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/,

/ɛɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈzæmənɪŋ/,

/ɛɡˈzæmənɪŋ/

Forms: see examine v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: examine v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < examine v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier examination n.

The action or an act of examining a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); examination; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun]

examininga1325

examinationa1450

examine1494

examen1502

scanning1560

scrutation1593

scrutiny1604

pervestigation1610

microscope1671

introspectiona1676

scan1706

bolting1771

conning1823

grubbing1831

vivisection1880

searchlight1891

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > examining

examining1612

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 49 Bote enquestes of grete articles ant manie, þat bihouiez grete examininge, sullen ben inomen bifore iustises of þe benche.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §234 In the examynynge thanne of youre conseillour.

c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 163 Sche was redy for to prove by þe dome of God and examynynge of þe brennynge fire þat þe bisshop was unriȝtfully diffamed.

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 111 (MED) About examynyng [L. examen] & demyng of leprez.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 256 I myself shall Make examynyng.

1575 Abp. M. Parker Let. 17 Mar. in Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 476 In time of visitation and examining of the comptes.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 20 I will now therefore proceed to the consideration and examining of three most important things.

1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. ii. xv. 166 We are to vse our examinings of our selues, meditations and thanksgiuings on this day.

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxii. 257 This strict examining will be a good meanes to make them attentiue.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Eventilation..a strict examining..or sifting of a Business.

1772 Polit. Reg. Jan. 39 In examining of them [sc. public accounts] there appeared a most extraordinary circumstance.

1800 R. Heber Let. 13 Oct. in Heber Lett. (1950) I. i. 18 I have been a little interrupted..by..the examining of a large chest full of old family writings.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 6/1 Unskilled examining is doing serious damage to the cause of education.

1921 E. von Arnim Vera xi. 109 She didn't want this endless thinking and examining and dissecting and considering.

1993 Times Educ. Suppl. 5 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 9/5 The morning panel will be devoted to policy—examining, syllabuses, the role of the theatre in education etc.

2011 K. B. McElhaney et al. in R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg Handbk. Adolescent Psychol. (ed. 3) I. xi. 390/1 Small sample sizes have precluded the examining of demographic effects.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, esp. with reference to academic or medical examination.

ΚΠ

1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings f. 18^v I thought my selfe euer after past whipping, till the next examining day.

1744 T. Dilworth Schoolmasters Assistant (ed. 2) Pref. p. vi It proves a very good examining Book; for at any Time, in what Place soever the Scholar appears to be defective, he can immediately be put back to that Place again.

1793 Ld. Nelson 14 Feb. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 300 He must be in London before the 7th of March as that is the examining day.

1825 T. Lewin Let. 24 July in Lewin Lett. (1909) I. ii. 147 George and Harriet Grote offered me their assistance in procuring for my son Edward a situation in the examining department of the India House.

1868 G. Hewitt Diagnosis, Pathol. & Treatm. Dis. Women (rev. ed.) ii. vii. 240 The hips, a little higher than the thorax, should be quite at the edge of the examining couch.

1968 Brain 91 21 With the animals sitting in their cages or in the examining chair, [etc.].

1974 University Bull. (Univ. Calif.) 15 Apr. 141/3 Regional examining centers should be set up to handle the granting of credentials.

2009 M. Cruickshank & A. Shetty Obstetr. & Gynaecol. i. 18/2 Clear away your examining instruments and wash your hands again.

C2.

examining board n. an organization or body responsible for setting and marking examinations and (sometimes) awarding qualifications; = examination board n. at examination n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1810 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 23 67 Nor will any Medical Candidate be suffered to present himself before the examining boards, until he has passed through a suitable course of professional study.

1910 N.Y. Evening Post 29 Nov. 8 Examining boards may ‘flunk’ an officer in his first examination.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Sept. (Home Pages section) 8 This was his last chance to get his Grade 1 before the examining board changed the pieces.

examining room n. a room in a hospital, doctor's surgery, etc., in which patients are examined by medical professionals; cf. examination room n. (a) at examination n. Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1775 W. Harrison New & Universal Hist. London vi. ii. 615/2 The Examining Room at St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

1831 J. Hemingway Hist. City Chester II. 199 A waiting room for patients, a medical shop, a prescribing and an examining room for the physician and surgeon in attendance.

1931 Science 4 Sept. 238/2 On the ground floor will be the examining and treatment rooms for surgery.

1998 Harper's Mag. Aug. 70/3 He opens the door of the examining room, where his mother is mid-mammogram with a voluptuous thirty-year-old patient.

examining table n. a table on which a patient lies or sits during a medical examination.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > other miscellaneous equipment

wresting thread1616

tractors1798

tetanomotor1860

examining table1877

wire instrumenta1884

wristband1884

nasal spray1888

mackintosh sheet1889

gas mask1892

bath-bed1894

inspissator1897

Murphy's button1899

trembling-chair1899

solenoid1901

sunray1921

oxygenator1928

white cane1930

white stick1930

microdrive1955

photocoagulator1965

bubble1966

stimoceiver1967

hospital gown1970

smart pill1988

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > other tables

dormant tablec1405

set board1512

chair-table1558

oyster table1559

brushing-table1575

stand board1580

table-chair1671

reading table1749

worktable1762

centre table1775

pier table1778

loo-table1789

screen table1793

social table1793

octoped1822

claw-table1832

bench table1838

mould1842

end table1851

pedestal table1858

picnic table1866

examining table1877

silver table1897

changing table1917

rent table1919

capstan table1927

conference table1928

tricoteuse1960

Parsons1962

overflow table1973

butcher's block1976

1877 W. Gill Wylie Hospitals 113 In this room should be an operating or examining table and a closet for medicines, bandages, etc.

1881 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Oct. 698/1 By the side of the examining table stands an instrument-case fitted with all necessary appliances.

1940 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 40 559/2 Requesting patients..to remove the paper covers they used on the examining table.

2007 M. Goulet & H. Reider It's all about You iii. 60 There I was sitting in the doctor's office on one of those examining tables with the crinkly paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

examiningadj.

Brit.

/ᵻɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/,

/ɛɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈzæmənɪŋ/,

/ɛɡˈzæmənɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: examine v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < examine v. + -ing suffix².

1. That examines or is appointed to examine a person or thing (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > concerned with investigation

examining1565

explorative1578

examinative1615

exploratory1620

exploring?1624

investigating1631

indagative1642

indagacious1653

examinant1659

explorational1885

society > education > educational administration > examination > [adjective] > examining

passing1788

examining1912

1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xxxi. f. 152^v He retourned againe to the office and seruice that he was wonte diligently to doo, being nowe as it were made better and more seruisiable by this tryeng and examining scourge of God.

1610 G. Marcelline Triumphs King James 83 Let vs admit, that the king had treated of his Religion, before an examining bench at Rome, that hee promised to make himself a Papist in intention.

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 338 One, to whom, the examining Justice sure would cry.

1758 G. Washington Let. 17 Apr. in Writings (1889) II. 177 The proceedings of an examining court of officers on that occasion..will bring your Honor acquainted with the circumstances.

1850 People's Med. Jrnl. & Family Physician 25 May 168/1 Do not conceal any circumstance concerning your health, constitution, &c., from the examining physician of the office.

1864 Daily Tel. 4 June There is scarcely a ship..in which the examining officer's attention is not called to ullage casks.

1912 Eng. Jrnl. 1 354 The common failure on the part of the first-year student to return to the examining teacher an adequately revised paper.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 642/2 Fecal impaction is readily ascertained by the examining finger.

2005 L. M. Solan & P. M. Tiersma Speaking of Crime xi. 234 The examining lawyer failed to realize that the reply was unresponsive and thus did not probe more deeply.

2. Characterized by or demonstrating close inspection or investigation; scrutinizing. Now esp. of a look, gaze, etc.: searching, intent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing closely

narrow-eyed1600

examining1649

sharp-eyed1672

wide-eyed1789

whole-eyed1911

1649 J. Collinges Cordiall for Fainting Soule i. 6 The irregularity in the best Christian is not so little, but the examining eye will discover it easily.

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 210 Discreet Soul-searching and examining discourses.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 32 They want..the innocence to dare invite the examining, and searching stile of an intelligent, and faithfull Writer.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 51. ⁋6 When the Actors make their Exit..the Ladies are sure to have an examining Glance from the Pit.

1765 J. Cleland Surprises of Love (ed. 2) 7 Those however on whom he wanted to pass, were not of either a very examining strain, or very nice discernment.

1823 F. M'Donogh Hermit Abroad I. 15 The train of gazers whose examining glances he interpreted into applause or admiration.

1852 M. G. Robinson Life & Adventures James Kelly O'Dwyer II. ii. 39 He several times honoured me with a keen examining stare.

1921 N. Fuessle Gold Shod xiv. 184 ‘Fielding, I don't believe you,’ said Beth, with a hard, examining look.

2007 T. Tierney Abstr. Space ii. 37 This was a rational, examining gaze rather than a passionate glance or stare of wonder.

Compounds

examining chaplain n. Anglican Church a member of the clergy appointed to examine candidates for holy orders.

ΚΠ

1757 Sedan I. xxi. 119 I..privately wished that the examining chaplain would not dip into the epistles or revelations.

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 116 The career..from the petty form at Eton or Westminster, up to the examining Chaplain's study.

2013 Ballarat (Austral.) Courier (Nexis) 9 Dec. 4 The four candidates were presented by the vicar general and examining chaplain, along with a layperson, who declared to the bishop they were fit for office.

examining justice n. Law (in England and Wales) a magistrate performing the function of deciding, during a committal for trial, whether or not there is sufficient evidence of an indictable offence for the case to be put forward for trial in the Crown Court.Committal for trial was abolished in England and Wales in 2013.

ΚΠ

1815 W. Dickinson Pract. Guide Quarter & Other Sessions 122 The putative father, against whom the examining Justice granted his warrant in the first instance.

1952 Cambr. Law Jrnl. 11 216 Five defendants appeared before the examining justices on a charge of conspiracy.

2008 C. Roberson & D. K. Das Introd. Compar. Legal Models Criminal Justice ii. 55 When sitting as examining justices, they carry out inquiries prior to trial in serious matters that are required before the accused is committed to a higher court for trial.

examining magistrate n. Law (in an inquisitorial legal system) a magistrate appointed to investigate cases (by gathering evidence, questioning witnesses, etc.) and decide whether or not they should be brought to trial; = juge d'instruction at juge n.

ΚΠ

1807 T. Carpenter Trial Col. A. Burr 43 This case is now in a course of examination on a motion for commitment. And where shall we find the proceedings of examining Magistrates?

1928 A. Christie Myst. of Blue Train xxvii. 218 You will, perhaps, accompany us immediately to the office of the Examining Magistrate.

2014 Independent (Nexis) 8 Feb. 25 Five examining magistrates were appointed to look into the cases of the Rwanda genocide suspects in France.

Derivatives

eˈxaminingly adv. with close inspection, investigation, or scrutiny; esp. (with reference to looking, gazing, etc.) searchingly, intently.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adverb]

disquisitively1622

zetetically1665

examiningly1685

exploringly1826

exploratively1837

investigatingly1853

questingly1873

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adverb] > in examining or scrutinizing manner

examiningly1685

1685 J. Humfrey Axe laid to Root of Separation iii. 112 If they had spoken them [sc. words] Examiningly, and with more Caution, and said but as we do in the Common-Prayer.

1847 New Philos. II. iii. 65 When we look examiningly on his condition, we find [etc.].

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. li. 17 She still kept her hand in his and looked at him examiningly.

1939 Fredericksburg (Iowa) News 7 Dec. 7/2 His eye studied Jebb's face and garb as examiningly as his curiosity pried into his history.

2011 R. Matheson Steel 242 The man looked examiningly at him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	examining
释义	examiningn. Brit. /ᵻɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, /ɛɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzæmənɪŋ/, /ɛɡˈzæmənɪŋ/ Forms: see examine v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: examine v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < examine v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier examination n. The action or an act of examining a person or thing (in various senses of the verb); examination; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [noun] examininga1325 examinationa1450 examine1494 examen1502 scanning1560 scrutation1593 scrutiny1604 pervestigation1610 microscope1671 introspectiona1676 scan1706 bolting1771 conning1823 grubbing1831 vivisection1880 searchlight1891 society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > examining examining1612 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) vii. 49 Bote enquestes of grete articles ant manie, þat bihouiez grete examininge, sullen ben inomen bifore iustises of þe benche. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Hengwrt) (2003) §234 In the examynynge thanne of youre conseillour. c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 163 Sche was redy for to prove by þe dome of God and examynynge of þe brennynge fire þat þe bisshop was unriȝtfully diffamed. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 111 (MED) About examynyng [L. examen] & demyng of leprez. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxi. 256 I myself shall Make examynyng. 1575 Abp. M. Parker Let. 17 Mar. in Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 476 In time of visitation and examining of the comptes. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 20 I will now therefore proceed to the consideration and examining of three most important things. 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. ii. xv. 166 We are to vse our examinings of our selues, meditations and thanksgiuings on this day. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxii. 257 This strict examining will be a good meanes to make them attentiue. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Eventilation..a strict examining..or sifting of a Business. 1772 Polit. Reg. Jan. 39 In examining of them [sc. public accounts] there appeared a most extraordinary circumstance. 1800 R. Heber Let. 13 Oct. in Heber Lett. (1950) I. i. 18 I have been a little interrupted..by..the examining of a large chest full of old family writings. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 6/1 Unskilled examining is doing serious damage to the cause of education. 1921 E. von Arnim Vera xi. 109 She didn't want this endless thinking and examining and dissecting and considering. 1993 Times Educ. Suppl. 5 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 9/5 The morning panel will be devoted to policy—examining, syllabuses, the role of the theatre in education etc. 2011 K. B. McElhaney et al. in R. M. Lerner & L. Steinberg Handbk. Adolescent Psychol. (ed. 3) I. xi. 390/1 Small sample sizes have precluded the examining of demographic effects. Compounds C1. General attributive, esp. with reference to academic or medical examination. ΚΠ 1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings f. 18^v I thought my selfe euer after past whipping, till the next examining day. 1744 T. Dilworth Schoolmasters Assistant (ed. 2) Pref. p. vi It proves a very good examining Book; for at any Time, in what Place soever the Scholar appears to be defective, he can immediately be put back to that Place again. 1793 Ld. Nelson 14 Feb. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) I. 300 He must be in London before the 7th of March as that is the examining day. 1825 T. Lewin Let. 24 July in Lewin Lett. (1909) I. ii. 147 George and Harriet Grote offered me their assistance in procuring for my son Edward a situation in the examining department of the India House. 1868 G. Hewitt Diagnosis, Pathol. & Treatm. Dis. Women (rev. ed.) ii. vii. 240 The hips, a little higher than the thorax, should be quite at the edge of the examining couch. 1968 Brain 91 21 With the animals sitting in their cages or in the examining chair, [etc.]. 1974 University Bull. (Univ. Calif.) 15 Apr. 141/3 Regional examining centers should be set up to handle the granting of credentials. 2009 M. Cruickshank & A. Shetty Obstetr. & Gynaecol. i. 18/2 Clear away your examining instruments and wash your hands again. C2. examining board n. an organization or body responsible for setting and marking examinations and (sometimes) awarding qualifications; = examination board n. at examination n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1810 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 23 67 Nor will any Medical Candidate be suffered to present himself before the examining boards, until he has passed through a suitable course of professional study. 1910 N.Y. Evening Post 29 Nov. 8 Examining boards may ‘flunk’ an officer in his first examination. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Sept. (Home Pages section) 8 This was his last chance to get his Grade 1 before the examining board changed the pieces. examining room n. a room in a hospital, doctor's surgery, etc., in which patients are examined by medical professionals; cf. examination room n. (a) at examination n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1775 W. Harrison New & Universal Hist. London vi. ii. 615/2 The Examining Room at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. 1831 J. Hemingway Hist. City Chester II. 199 A waiting room for patients, a medical shop, a prescribing and an examining room for the physician and surgeon in attendance. 1931 Science 4 Sept. 238/2 On the ground floor will be the examining and treatment rooms for surgery. 1998 Harper's Mag. Aug. 70/3 He opens the door of the examining room, where his mother is mid-mammogram with a voluptuous thirty-year-old patient. examining table n. a table on which a patient lies or sits during a medical examination. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > other miscellaneous equipment wresting thread1616 tractors1798 tetanomotor1860 examining table1877 wire instrumenta1884 wristband1884 nasal spray1888 mackintosh sheet1889 gas mask1892 bath-bed1894 inspissator1897 Murphy's button1899 trembling-chair1899 solenoid1901 sunray1921 oxygenator1928 white cane1930 white stick1930 microdrive1955 photocoagulator1965 bubble1966 stimoceiver1967 hospital gown1970 smart pill1988 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > other tables dormant tablec1405 set board1512 chair-table1558 oyster table1559 brushing-table1575 stand board1580 table-chair1671 reading table1749 worktable1762 centre table1775 pier table1778 loo-table1789 screen table1793 social table1793 octoped1822 claw-table1832 bench table1838 mould1842 end table1851 pedestal table1858 picnic table1866 examining table1877 silver table1897 changing table1917 rent table1919 capstan table1927 conference table1928 tricoteuse1960 Parsons1962 overflow table1973 butcher's block1976 1877 W. Gill Wylie Hospitals 113 In this room should be an operating or examining table and a closet for medicines, bandages, etc. 1881 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Oct. 698/1 By the side of the examining table stands an instrument-case fitted with all necessary appliances. 1940 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 40 559/2 Requesting patients..to remove the paper covers they used on the examining table. 2007 M. Goulet & H. Reider It's all about You iii. 60 There I was sitting in the doctor's office on one of those examining tables with the crinkly paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). examiningadj. Brit. /ᵻɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, /ɛɡˈzamᵻnɪŋ/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzæmənɪŋ/, /ɛɡˈzæmənɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: examine v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < examine v. + -ing suffix². 1. That examines or is appointed to examine a person or thing (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > concerned with investigation examining1565 explorative1578 examinative1615 exploratory1620 exploring?1624 investigating1631 indagative1642 indagacious1653 examinant1659 explorational1885 society > education > educational administration > examination > [adjective] > examining passing1788 examining1912 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xxxi. f. 152^v He retourned againe to the office and seruice that he was wonte diligently to doo, being nowe as it were made better and more seruisiable by this tryeng and examining scourge of God. 1610 G. Marcelline Triumphs King James 83 Let vs admit, that the king had treated of his Religion, before an examining bench at Rome, that hee promised to make himself a Papist in intention. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1633) 338 One, to whom, the examining Justice sure would cry. 1758 G. Washington Let. 17 Apr. in Writings (1889) II. 177 The proceedings of an examining court of officers on that occasion..will bring your Honor acquainted with the circumstances. 1850 People's Med. Jrnl. & Family Physician 25 May 168/1 Do not conceal any circumstance concerning your health, constitution, &c., from the examining physician of the office. 1864 Daily Tel. 4 June There is scarcely a ship..in which the examining officer's attention is not called to ullage casks. 1912 Eng. Jrnl. 1 354 The common failure on the part of the first-year student to return to the examining teacher an adequately revised paper. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 642/2 Fecal impaction is readily ascertained by the examining finger. 2005 L. M. Solan & P. M. Tiersma Speaking of Crime xi. 234 The examining lawyer failed to realize that the reply was unresponsive and thus did not probe more deeply. 2. Characterized by or demonstrating close inspection or investigation; scrutinizing. Now esp. of a look, gaze, etc.: searching, intent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > [adjective] > observing closely narrow-eyed1600 examining1649 sharp-eyed1672 wide-eyed1789 whole-eyed1911 1649 J. Collinges Cordiall for Fainting Soule i. 6 The irregularity in the best Christian is not so little, but the examining eye will discover it easily. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 210 Discreet Soul-searching and examining discourses. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 32 They want..the innocence to dare invite the examining, and searching stile of an intelligent, and faithfull Writer. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 51. ⁋6 When the Actors make their Exit..the Ladies are sure to have an examining Glance from the Pit. 1765 J. Cleland Surprises of Love (ed. 2) 7 Those however on whom he wanted to pass, were not of either a very examining strain, or very nice discernment. 1823 F. M'Donogh Hermit Abroad I. 15 The train of gazers whose examining glances he interpreted into applause or admiration. 1852 M. G. Robinson Life & Adventures James Kelly O'Dwyer II. ii. 39 He several times honoured me with a keen examining stare. 1921 N. Fuessle Gold Shod xiv. 184 ‘Fielding, I don't believe you,’ said Beth, with a hard, examining look. 2007 T. Tierney Abstr. Space ii. 37 This was a rational, examining gaze rather than a passionate glance or stare of wonder. Compounds examining chaplain n. Anglican Church a member of the clergy appointed to examine candidates for holy orders. ΚΠ 1757 Sedan I. xxi. 119 I..privately wished that the examining chaplain would not dip into the epistles or revelations. 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism 116 The career..from the petty form at Eton or Westminster, up to the examining Chaplain's study. 2013 Ballarat (Austral.) Courier (Nexis) 9 Dec. 4 The four candidates were presented by the vicar general and examining chaplain, along with a layperson, who declared to the bishop they were fit for office. examining justice n. Law (in England and Wales) a magistrate performing the function of deciding, during a committal for trial, whether or not there is sufficient evidence of an indictable offence for the case to be put forward for trial in the Crown Court.Committal for trial was abolished in England and Wales in 2013. ΚΠ 1815 W. Dickinson Pract. Guide Quarter & Other Sessions 122 The putative father, against whom the examining Justice granted his warrant in the first instance. 1952 Cambr. Law Jrnl. 11 216 Five defendants appeared before the examining justices on a charge of conspiracy. 2008 C. Roberson & D. K. Das Introd. Compar. Legal Models Criminal Justice ii. 55 When sitting as examining justices, they carry out inquiries prior to trial in serious matters that are required before the accused is committed to a higher court for trial. examining magistrate n. Law (in an inquisitorial legal system) a magistrate appointed to investigate cases (by gathering evidence, questioning witnesses, etc.) and decide whether or not they should be brought to trial; = juge d'instruction at juge n. ΚΠ 1807 T. Carpenter Trial Col. A. Burr 43 This case is now in a course of examination on a motion for commitment. And where shall we find the proceedings of examining Magistrates? 1928 A. Christie Myst. of Blue Train xxvii. 218 You will, perhaps, accompany us immediately to the office of the Examining Magistrate. 2014 Independent (Nexis) 8 Feb. 25 Five examining magistrates were appointed to look into the cases of the Rwanda genocide suspects in France. Derivatives eˈxaminingly adv. with close inspection, investigation, or scrutiny; esp. (with reference to looking, gazing, etc.) searchingly, intently. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adverb] disquisitively1622 zetetically1665 examiningly1685 exploringly1826 exploratively1837 investigatingly1853 questingly1873 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [adverb] > in examining or scrutinizing manner examiningly1685 1685 J. Humfrey Axe laid to Root of Separation iii. 112 If they had spoken them [sc. words] Examiningly, and with more Caution, and said but as we do in the Common-Prayer. 1847 New Philos. II. iii. 65 When we look examiningly on his condition, we find [etc.]. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda IV. vii. li. 17 She still kept her hand in his and looked at him examiningly. 1939 Fredericksburg (Iowa) News 7 Dec. 7/2 His eye studied Jebb's face and garb as examiningly as his curiosity pried into his history. 2011 R. Matheson Steel 242 The man looked examiningly at him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325adj.1565
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