ex‧am‧ine [transitive]
1 to look at something carefully and
thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreck.Hegel's philosophy will be examined in detail in Chapter 4.
examine how/whether/what etc
In the course, we will examine how and why
examine something for something
The police will have to examine the weapon for fingerprints.
2 if a doctor examines you, they look at
your body to check that you are healthy
3 formal to ask someone questions to test their
knowledge of a subject [= test]
examine somebody in/on something
You will be examined on American history.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary
of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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