From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin examino.

• IPA: /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

examine (examines, present participle examining; simple past and past participle examined)

1. to observe or inspect carefully or critically

   He examined the crime scene for clues.

   She examined the hair sample under a microscope.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:

     With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]

2. to check the health or condition of something or someone

   The doctor examined the patient.

3. to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
4. to interrogate

   The witness was examined under oath.

• pore over, undersee

• French: examiner
• German: untersuchen
• Italian: esaminare
• Portuguese: examinar, analisar
• Russian: осма́тривать
• Spanish: examinar, analizar

• French: examiner
• German: untersuchen
• Portuguese: examinar
• Russian: осма́тривать
• Spanish: auscultar

• German: untersuchen, prüfen
• Portuguese: examinar, testar
• Russian: испы́тывать
• Spanish: examinar

• German: befragen
• Portuguese: interrogar
• Russian: допра́шивать

examine (plural examines)

1. (informal) An act of examining.
   • 2014, J. David Simons, The Liberation of Celia Kahn:

     Soutar scratched the back of his neck then had a quick examine of his nails. Deep-ingrained purple they were.