inspection
The act of examining something, often closelyThe act of examining something, often closely.
» I hope my car passes inspection.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of examining something, often closely.
Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
Inspektion, Prüfung
инспе́кцияinspékcija, прове́ркаprovérka
інспе́кціяinspékcija, переві́ркаperevírka
(countable, uncountable)An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.
инспе́кцияinspékcija
інспе́кціяinspékcija
- a formal or official examination
Examples
33 sentencesI hope my car passes inspection.
I hope this makes it through baggage inspection.
I have to get my windshield replaced in order to pass inspection.
Our inspection is done.
They said inspections should be increased.
deSie sagten, dass die Anzahl der Kontrollen erhöht werden sollte.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspecFrom Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.
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Forms
plural: inspections| Singular | inspection |
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| Plural | inspections |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a formal or official examination:review
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable