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- Dictionaryinspect/ɪnˈspɛkt/
verb
- 1. look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings: "they inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws"
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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. inspect something carefully She held the bank note up to the light and inspected it carefully. Synonyms. check (EXAMINE)
The meaning of INSPECT is to view closely in critical appraisal : look over. How to use inspect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inspect.
Synonyms for INSPECT: examine, scan, review, survey, view, scrutinize, analyze, watch; Antonyms of INSPECT: skim, miss, glance (at or over)
INSPECT meaning: 1. to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about…. Learn more.
If you inspect something, you look at every part of it carefully in order to find out about it or check that it is all right. Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field. [VERB noun] I got out of the car to inspect the damage. [VERB noun] inspection (ɪnspekʃən ) Word forms: inspections variable noun B2.
Definition of inspect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tr.v. in·spect·ed, in·spect·ing, in·spects. 1. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws. 2. To review or examine officially: The commander inspected the troops. [From Latin īnspicere, īnspect- : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.] in·spec′tive adj.
1. If you inspect something, you look at every part of it carefully in order to find out about it or check that it is all right. [...] 2. When an official inspects a place or a group of people, they visit it and check it carefully, for example, in order to find out whether regulations are being obeyed. [...]
Definition of 'inspect' inspect. (ɪnspɛkt ) Word forms: inspects, inspecting, inspected. 1. transitive verb. If you inspect something, you look at every part of it carefully in order to find out about it or check that it is all right. Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field. inspection (ɪnspɛkʃən ) Word forms: inspections variable noun.
When you inspect something, you look at it carefully. When you're buying a used car, you should inspect it inside and out, and if you don't know much about what goes on under the hood, you should have a mechanic inspect it, too.
