inspect closely

  • 1inspect — in·spect vt 1: to view closely and critically 2: to examine officially inspect the facility for code violations vi: to make an inspection Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Inspect — In*spect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspecting}.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr. inspicere. See {Spy}.] [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3inspect — ► VERB 1) look at closely. 2) examine officially. DERIVATIVES inspection noun. ORIGIN Latin inspicere look into, examine …

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  • 4inspect */*/ — UK [ɪnˈspekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inspect : present tense I/you/we/they inspect he/she/it inspects present participle inspecting past tense inspected past participle inspected 1) a) to look at something carefully in order to check… …

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  • 5inspect — in|spect [ ın spekt ] verb transitive ** to look at something carefully in order to check that it is correct or good enough: EXAMINE: Engineers will inspect the site later today. inspect something closely/carefully/thoroughly: Make sure you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6inspect — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, closely, thoroughly ▪ manually, physically, visually ▪ The first step is to visually inspect the ground, looking for rocks and lumps …

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  • 7inspect — verb (T) 1 to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or that it is not satisfactory: I got out of the car to inspect the damage. | inspect sth for cracks/faults etc (=in order to check that there are no cracks etc): He… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8inspect — inspectable, adj. inspectability, n. inspectingly, adv. /in spekt /, v.t. 1. to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor. 2. to view or examine formally or officially: The general inspected the… …

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  • 9inspect — /ɪnˈspɛkt / (say in spekt) verb (t) 1. to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part. 2. to view or examine formally or officially: to inspect troops. {Latin inspectus, past participle, examined, looked into} …

  • 10closely — adv. Closely is used with these adjectives: ↑akin, ↑allied, ↑analogous, ↑balanced, ↑bound, ↑comparable, ↑concerned, ↑dependent, ↑informed, ↑interrelated, ↑involved, ↑ …

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