[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/examine/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) / examine # examine verb (examine, examines, examined, examining) «examine» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. To examine something is to look at it very carefully to find out about it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m1) 2. A doctor examines you to check your health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m2) 3. To examine pupils is to test their knowledge with an exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m3) 4. To examine a person can also mean to question them closely to find out the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#m4) ### In the lessons In science pupils examine leaves, rocks and insects with a magnifying glass; in stories a detective examines clues; in everyday life doctors and dentists examine patients. Phrases: «examine closely», «examine the evidence», «be examined by a doctor». ### Examples - Examine the leaf under the microscope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x1) - The detective examined the footprints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x2) - The doctor examined my sore throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x3) - We examined the rock and found a fossil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x4) - Examine the graph carefully before you answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x5) - The vet examined the dog's paw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x6) - Pupils will be examined in maths at the end of the year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x7) - Have them examined, and they will confess their crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/#x8) ### Note Regular verb. Nouns: «examination» (often shortened to «exam»), «examiner». «Examine» is more careful than «look at». Safety: examine strange things with your eyes, not your hands, and never touch needles or broken glass. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah calls on the reader to study the letters closely, as a way of understanding how the world was formed. In the Psalms the speaker asks God to examine him, and the tradition reads this as trust that God knows the heart. In the primary lessons: In science pupils examine leaves, rocks and insects with a magnifying glass; in stories a detective examines clues; in everyday life doctors and dentists examine patients. Phrases: «examine closely», «examine the evidence», «be examined by a doctor». ### Examples - \[p. 11\] The following copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah" in Hebrew, I have also examined:— (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/#x1) - The following copies of the " Sepher Yetzirah " in Hebrew, I have also examined :- — (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/#x2) - The Sefer Yetzirah urges us to investigate and examine the letters, that we may have a clear insight into the subject. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/#x3) - Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart. (Writings PSA.26.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/#x4) - And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were separated; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. (Writings EZR.10.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/#x5) ### Note Regular verb. Nouns: «examination» (often shortened to «exam»), «examiner». «Examine» is more careful than «look at». Safety: examine strange things with your eyes, not your hands, and never touch needles or broken glass. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «examine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/examine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«examine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/examine.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «examine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/examine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«examine» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/examine.html) on Mova free.