inspectverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈspekt/us/ɪnˈspekt/C1 to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition:
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
She held the bank note up to the light and inspected it carefully.
to officially visit a place or a group of people in order to check that everything is correct and legal:
An official from the Department of Health will be inspecting the restaurant this afternoon.
The King inspected the troops.
[ T often passive ] US UK survey If a building is inspected, it is examined carefully by a specially trained person, in order to discover if there is anything wrong with its structure.
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- Two official-looking men came to inspect the house.
- She gave a little whimper as the vet inspected her paw.
- Stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9.00.
- She seemed to be inspecting my face for any sign that I was tricking her.
- The police experts inspected the crime scene thoroughly before leaving.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Analysing and evaluating
- analyse
- analyser
- analyst
- analytical
- analyze
- critical
- go through sth
- have the measure of sb/sth idiom
- inspection
- interpretive
- investigate
- measure
- proof
- set great, little, etc. store by sth idiom
- sift
- sit
- sit in judgment on/over sb idiom
- size sth/sb up
- store
- survey
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