examine

Etymology

From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin exāmināre.

verb

1. to observe or inspect carefully or critically
   He examined the crime scene for clues.
   She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
   The new study examines development activities for different AI technologies worldwide. Audio (US) (file) 3 February 2019, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 2019-02-07
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
4. to interrogate
   The witness was examined under oath.

noun

1. (informal) An act of examining.
   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