Inspect Common

Inspect has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

look over carefully

"Please inspect your father's will carefully"

inspect

come to see in an official or professional capacity

"The governor visited the prison"

"The grant administrator visited the laboratory"

visit inspect

examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

"audit accounts and tax returns"

audit scrutinize scrutinise inspect

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

"The engineer inspected the bridge thoroughly to ensure that no structural weaknesses had developed during the winter storms."

In plain English: To inspect means to look at something closely to check if it is okay or find any problems with it.

"The manager will inspect every safety feature before the new machine is approved for use."

Usage: Use inspect when you are examining something closely to check its quality or find faults, such as an inspector checking a vehicle for safety issues. This word implies a formal or official scrutiny rather than just looking at something casually.

Example Sentences

"The manager will inspect every safety feature before the new machine is approved for use." verb

"The manager will inspect the kitchen before opening for lunch service." verb

"I need to inspect my shoes before putting them on after running in the rain." verb

"Please stop and inspect the expiration date on this medicine bottle." verb

Origin

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

Rhyming Words

ect dect fect tect lect hect sect exect elect spect eject object inject adject advect expect resect adlect detect aspect

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