Etymology From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.
1
To observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
He examined the crime scene for clues.
She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
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Well, nobody knows about the little things / Nobody knows what they really mean / Nobody ever wants to take the time / To examine what's on your mind1979, Ashford & Simpson, “Nobody Knows”, in Stay Free (album):
With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide.2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:
2
To check the health or condition of something or someone.
The doctor examined the patient.
3
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
Soutar scratched the back of his neck then had a quick examine of his nails. Deep-ingrained purple they were.2014, J. David Simons, The Liberation of Celia Kahn: