inspect

verb

in·spect in-ˈspekt How to pronounce inspect (audio)

inspected; inspecting; inspects

transitive verb

: to view closely in critical appraisal : look over

: to examine officially

inspects the barracks every Friday

intransitive verb

: to make an inspection

inspective

in-ˈspek-tiv How to pronounce inspect (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

She had the car inspected by a mechanic before she bought it. The candles are inspected for damage before being packaged. After the storm, we went outside to inspect the damage. He inspected the soldiers' barracks. inspecting a restaurant for health code violations

Recent Examples on the Web Because of the damage to the building, firefighters took a day to fully inspect the venue and identify victims, local officials said.

Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Officials from Italy traveled to Los Angeles to inspect the mosaic and help plan the best way to get it back to Rome.

Alaa Elassar, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s president, questioned whether the IAEA team had been able to inspect the facility properly in such a short time, and without interference.

Isabel Coles, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit says a rule that once gave OSHA additional authority to inspect Covid-19 safety protocols in hospitals is no longer enforceable.

Tara Bannow, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022 Some auction houses have opened to allow buyers to inspect pelts in person, which has helped with sales.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022 Two men descended from the lead car to inspect a bridge on Route 31 in nearby Elk Rapids, assessing what was needed to blow it up to delay any police response to the house on nearby Birch Lake.

New York Times, 24 Jan. 2022 As in Triumph’s case, the agency failed to inspect work sites in-person and closed the overwhelming majority of cases without issuing citations or penalties, Berkowitz said.

Sky Chadde And Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021 In June, Jay Bratt, head of the Justice Department's counterintelligence section, visited Mar-a-Lago to inspect a storage room and spoke with Trump's lawyers about the documents problem.

Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	inspecting
释义	inspect verb in·spect in-ˈspekt inspected; inspecting; inspects transitive verb 1 : to view closely in critical appraisal : look over 2 : to examine officially inspects the barracks every Friday intransitive verb : to make an inspection inspective in-ˈspek-tiv adjective Synonyms audit check (out) con examine overlook oversee review scan scrutinize survey view See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She had the car inspected by a mechanic before she bought it. The candles are inspected for damage before being packaged. After the storm, we went outside to inspect the damage. He inspected the soldiers' barracks. inspecting a restaurant for health code violations Recent Examples on the Web Because of the damage to the building, firefighters took a day to fully inspect the venue and identify victims, local officials said. Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Officials from Italy traveled to Los Angeles to inspect the mosaic and help plan the best way to get it back to Rome. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukraine’s president, questioned whether the IAEA team had been able to inspect the facility properly in such a short time, and without interference. Isabel Coles, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The lawsuit says a rule that once gave OSHA additional authority to inspect Covid-19 safety protocols in hospitals is no longer enforceable. Tara Bannow, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022 Some auction houses have opened to allow buyers to inspect pelts in person, which has helped with sales. The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Feb. 2022 Two men descended from the lead car to inspect a bridge on Route 31 in nearby Elk Rapids, assessing what was needed to blow it up to delay any police response to the house on nearby Birch Lake. New York Times, 24 Jan. 2022 As in Triumph’s case, the agency failed to inspect work sites in-person and closed the overwhelming majority of cases without issuing citations or penalties, Berkowitz said. Sky Chadde And Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021 In June, Jay Bratt, head of the Justice Department's counterintelligence section, visited Mar-a-Lago to inspect a storage room and spoke with Trump's lawyers about the documents problem. Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin inspectus, past participle of inspicere, from in- + specere to look — more at spy First Known Use circa 1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition inspect verb in·spect in-ˈspekt inspected; inspecting 1 : to examine closely Doctors inspected the injury. 2 : to view and examine in an official way The president inspected the troops. Legal Definition inspect transitive verb in·spect 1 : to view closely and critically 2 : to examine officially inspect the facility for code violations intransitive verb : to make an inspection inspecting verb present participle of inspect as in examining to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) inspected the collie before the dog show Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance examining scanning reviewing surveying viewing scrutinizing analyzing auditing watching overseeing investigating exploring conning studying dissecting going over combing noticing observing researching perusing overlooking probing parsing classifying checking (out) plumbing categorizing re-reviewing resurveying reinspecting poring (over) picking over delving (into) rereviewing Antonyms & Near Antonyms missing skimming glancing (at or over)
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inspect

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

verb

Legal Definition

transitive verb

verb