examination
65
2.9
- noun
- /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
- Formal
- Jerry manages to slip the otoscope into her left ear, and the examination is over.
- examination of a witness
- direct examination
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Watch on YouTubeSo the prosecution under cross examination destroys this guy.
- So the prosecution under cross examination destroys this guy.
- And then on cross examination, the defense attorney starts using that very same language.
- If the prosecution is going to put forward evidence, perhaps it's subject to cross examination, as in most kinds of cases where decisions are being made.
Examples
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The District Attorney has invited me to be present at the examination.
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I am making an examination of this young man to find out if he would be a soldier in our army.
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Now listen, Sandy, we're going to give you a thorough examination, hmm?
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Basic characteristics, including medical history, general physical examination, and laboratory results, were recorded.
Academic text (2015) -
Such a model thus permits an examination of transmission patterns in these locations.
Academic text (2013) -
First, the physical examination identifies patients who are at risk for sleep apnea.
Academic text (1999) -
Through the glass partition, we see doctors and nurses going about their examination of Storm's body.
Fiction book (1990) -
A one-month follow-up examination revealed complete healing of the area with no further sequelae.
Academic text (1996) -
Ryan's suspension was accompanied by a directive to undergo a psychological examination in order to be considered for readmission.
Academic text (2013) -
The professor conducted a thorough examination of the student's thesis to ensure it met the academic standards.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
A formal meeting where people ask someone questions to get information, for example for a job
∞
2.9
A careful search for the truth about something
425
2.8
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
351
1.0
A formal test of what someone knows or can do
295
5.1
A set of formal questions asked to get information during an investigation
204
3.2
A time when someone asks questions to find information
157
3.9
An act of asking questions to get information
37
1.9
An activity where people answer questions to show what they know or can do
14
7.9
A harsh, long questioning that invades someone's privacy
Asking someone many questions to get information or make sure they understand
Compounds
- Formal
58
7.6
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
7
4.6
Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself
- Jargon
5
6.5
A lawyer asking questions of a witness they called before the other side asks questions
2
5.8
A medical check that cuts open a dead body to find the cause of death
- Specialized
1
7.0
A test for graduate students to check readiness for advanced study
- Jargon
1
9.1
Questioning a witness by the lawyer who called them after the other side's questions
1
2.9
An exam teachers give in the middle of a school term to check students' progress
- Formal
1
4.2
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
- Specialized
1
6.9
A major exam that tests a student's knowledge of a whole subject, often needed to finish a degree
- Jargon
1
5.0
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
How Formal
- Formal
58
7.6
- Formal
295
5.1
- Formal
65
2.9
- Formal
∞
2.1
- Informal
1
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Examination comes from the Latin examen, originally a 'weighing' used to judge things by careful questions and answers. That is why an examination can mean a formal questioning where the answers are 'weighed' to find the truth.