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# analyse

verb (analyse, analyses, analysed, analysing); US spelling: analyze

«analyse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#m1)
2. (science, maths) To study data, results or a sample to find patterns or what it is made of. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#m2)
3. (school) To examine a poem, story or text to explain how it works and what it means. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#m3)

### In the lessons

Very common in school: analyse the data, analyse a poem, analyse the results of an experiment. It tells the reader to think carefully, not just look quickly. In maths, analyse a graph means read it and explain the patterns. Phrases: analyse the results, analyse data, carefully analyse.

### Examples

- We analysed the results of our plant experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x1)
- Analyse the graph and say which month was the wettest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x2)
- The scientist analysed the water to see if it was clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x3)
- In English we analysed how the poet uses rhyme. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x4)
- The coach analysed the video to see where we went wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x5)
- Let's analyse the problem step by step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x6)
- The police analysed the fingerprints on the glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/#x7)

### Note

UK, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling: analyse; US and often Canada: analyze. Noun: analysis (plural analyses); person: analyst; adjective: analytical. Exam questions saying "analyse" want reasons and detail, not just a description.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «analyse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/analyse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«analyse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analyse.html) on Mova free.