Meaning

3 senses
  1. To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.

    Inspect the system for leaks.

    begutachten, untersuchen, inspizieren

    осма́триватьosmátrivatʹ, осмотре́тьosmotrétʹ

    examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

  2. To observe the status or nature of an object beyond what is found obvious upon its initial presentation; to 'view within' the object.

    After talking with and observing his new patient for a few minutes, the doctor began to inspect his charge by means of a formal physical examination.

  3. To examine officially.

    The general inspected the troops and their barracks.

    inspizieren, prüfen, begutachten

    инспекти́роватьinspektírovatʹ, проинспекти́роватьproinspektírovatʹ

    інспектува́тиinspektuváty, проінспектува́тиproinspektuváty

Examples

112 sentences
  1. People love to inspect each other's houses.

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  2. If you don't mind, may we inspect your suitcase?

    ruЕсли не возражаете, можно мы проверим ваш чемодан?

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  3. You should inspect the car well before you buy it.

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  4. When we inspected the tank last week, it wasn't leaking.

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  5. I've been given permission to inspect this equipment.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
view and examine officially:
Русский
By meaning 2
examine critically, scrutinize:
view and examine officially:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
examine critically, scrutinize:
view and examine officially:

Origin

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + spec

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + specere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- + -spect.

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Forms

inspects, inspecting, inspected, inspected
Base forminspect · to inspect
3rd person singularinspects
Present participleinspecting
Past simpleinspected
Past participleinspected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinspect
he, she, itinspects

Past simpleLesson

all personsinspected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave inspected
he, she, ithas inspected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inspect

Synonyms

5 synonyms
to examine critically or carefully:examineB1
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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