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inspect

/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/

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What does inspect mean?

verb

  1. To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
  2. To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.
  3. To examine officially.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɪnˈspɛkt/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Here and there they would stop to inspect a bunch of cattle, and there would be a parley, brief and businesslike.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
She bade Phœbe step into one of the tall chairs, and inspect the ancient map of the Pyncheon territory at the eastward.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #77
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She smiled, just as if she had been asked to inspect a tiara of diamonds with the ultimate view of purchasing it.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
Every man prompted by revenge, ill-humor or wantonness to inspect the inside of his neighbour's house, may get a Writ of Assistance.
John Clark Ridpath; G. Mercer (Graeme Mercer) Adam; Charles K. (Charles Keyser) EdmundsJames Otis, the Pre-RevolutionistProject Gutenberg ebook #722
Often, when rambling in the neighboring woods, I inspect the baskets of the mushroom pickers, who are delighted for me to look.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422