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[ in-spekt ] / ɪnˈspɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inspect ON THESAURUS.COM
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 of inspect1615–25; <Latin inspectus, past participle of inspicere to look into, inspect. See in-2, species SYNONYMS FOR inspect1 examine, scrutinize, investigate, study. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inspect ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM inspectin·spect·a·ble, adjectivein·spect·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·spect·ing·ly, adverbpre·in·spect, verb (used with object) qua·si-in·spect·ed, adjectivere·in·spect, verb (used with object)self-in·spect·ed, adjectiveun·in·spect·ed, adjectivewell-in·spect·ed, adjective Words nearby inspectinsourcing, insp., in spades, inspan, in specie, inspect, inspection, inspection arms, inspection chamber, inspection pit, inspective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inspectBlaine stresses that he was not called to inspect the rail site. Oil Tankers Leaking into Seattle’s Water|Bill Conroy|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The remains will go next to the University of Wisconsin for an anthropologist and odontologist to inspect. The WWII Hero America Abandoned|Megan McCloskey, ProPublica|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST As the police officer bends down to inspect the body, a mouse "blows out" of its chest. Death in the Heartland: What Happened to Steven Haataja?|Tim Teeman|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST They claim FDA did not have proper resources to inspect imported catfish. Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Take time to read the small print on the packages you inspect at the market. How to Watch Out for Hidden Sugar and Replace With Leaner Substitutes|Diana Le Dean|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST The bill to appoint visitors to inspect female convents and religious houses has been rejected. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various And then, if you wish, we can go from there and inspect the district school and see our method of education. The Inspector-General|Nicolay Gogol As he went, his four generals parted off, to examine the forts on either hand, and to inspect and animate the militia. The Hour and the Man|Harriet Martineau The permission granted, he trotted away into the house, and the travelers invited their visitors to inspect the new craft. The Skylark of Space|Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby I could see that he was half afraid and half curious, but my mention of money had impelled him to return and inspect me. The Treasure of the Tigris|A. F. Mockler Ferryman
British Dictionary definitions for inspect
verb (tr)to examine closely, esp for faults or errors to scrutinize officially (a document, military personnel on ceremonial parade, etc) Derived forms of inspectinspectable, adjectiveinspectingly, adverbinspection, nouninspectional, adjective inspective, adjective Word Origin for inspectC17: from Latin inspicere, from specere to look Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inspectaudit, search, scan, oversee, review, probe, watch, investigate, check out, scrutinize, observe, survey, supervise, go through, case, eye, clock, inquire, study, question |