inspect
US /ɪnˈspekt/
Definition
look over carefully
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Technicians will inspect the ventilation system to ensure all safety standards are met.
Word Family
Synonyms
- examineconsider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- checka written order directing a bank to pay money
Collocations
- Easy inspect the carto inspect the car, meaning to look over carefully
- Medium inspect factory safety equipmentto inspect factory safety equipment, meaning to look over carefully
- Hard inspect financial accounts for fraudto inspect financial accounts for fraud, meaning to look over carefully
- Very Hard inspect minutiae under forensic scrutinyto inspect minutiae under forensic scrutiny, meaning to look over carefully
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