to inspect
202
2.5
- verb
- /ɪnˈspɛkt/
:
inspeccionar
- And, until recently, that meant sending a worker to inspect each and every car at the plant.
- inspect the facility
- visually inspect
- inspect carefully
Paul comes back and says, I have inspected this piece for several days.
- Paul comes back and says, I have inspected this piece for several days.
- The FDA no longer will be inspecting products like milk and things of that nature.
- He did this several times, but he never let anyone inspect his machine.
- And some of that might be, they have legitimate reasons for inspecting that cargo.
- So I would tell you, I think that you want to inspect your endorphin rush.
Examples
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Every year, the building inspector comes to inspect our house for safety compliance.
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OK, so you can inspect these gloves.
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Even if a shop leaves the program, Apple can continue to inspect it for up to five years.
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Ah, we... we came to inspect the work to see...
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We're gonna walk around and inspect it together.
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Take the captain tape off and let's inspect each of the connections.
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One of his men will board us and inspect the contents of the suitcase.
Fiction book (1991) -
I don't believe you though, I have to inspect it for myself.
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I've come to inspect your food.
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A typical pruning regime begins with walking the farm and inspecting each coffee bush.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
Examine something to make sure it is correct or true
∞
1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
∞
2.8
To look carefully at something to find facts
∞
2.5
To look at or test something to learn more about it
868
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
675
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
642
2.5
To check something carefully, like papers or work
412
1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
335
3.2
To judge how good or useful something is
296
3.0
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
180
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
127
2.7
To look quickly to find specific information
93
3.2
To look at something to make sure it is correct and works well
70
6.2
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
59
3.3
To look at something carefully to see what it is like
48
3.7
To look carefully at something to learn about it
32
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
10
2.8
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or problems
8
4.8
To judge how good or how much something is worth
4
3.2
To look at something carefully and check all its parts
1
4.2
Look at a report or plan very closely to find small mistakes
Antonyms
How Careful
- US
70
6.2
28
5.5
868
2.5
202
2.5
127
2.7
∞
1.0
299
1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
inspect = in + spect
The root 'spect' is a non-standalone combining form (not a common English word), so knowing the prefix 'in' alone does not allow a typical B1 learner to derive the meaning 'examine'.
Etymology
Inspect comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and specere 'to look'. So, think of it as 'looking into' something closely to check its condition.