Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive)To engage in introspection.

  2. (transitive)To look into.

  3. (transitive)To examine by means of type introspection.

More definitions
  • reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Latin intrōspectus, past participle of intrōspiciō. By surface analysis, intro- + -sp

From Latin intrōspectus, past participle of intrōspiciō. By surface analysis, intro- + -spect.

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Forms

introspects, introspecting, introspected, introspected
Base formintrospect · to introspect
3rd person singularintrospects
Present participleintrospecting
Past simpleintrospected
Past participleintrospected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyintrospect
he, she, itintrospects

Past simpleLesson

all personsintrospected

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill introspect

Word family

5 related words
Relatedintrospectiveintrospection
Derivedextrospectintrospectabilityintrospectable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
introintroduceA1introductionB1introductoryintrospectiveintrovertintrudeB2
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