inspect

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈspɛkt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To look at something carefully to check its condition or quality.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To examine officially.

Examples

  • People love to inspect each other's houses.

  • You should inspect the car well before you buy it.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.

  2. To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.

More examples

In context

  • After talking with and observing his new patient for a few minutes, the doctor began to inspect his charge by means of a formal physical examination.

  • Inspect the system for leaks.

  • After speaking with the building owner, hearing that the building's steam pipes were over eighty years old, and noticing areas where the pipes had been patched with duct tape, we decided to thoroughly inspect the system for leaks.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The mechanic needs to blank the car's engine carefully to find the problem.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + specere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- + -spect.