inspect β to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
scrutinize β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
scrutinise β to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
survey β to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
scan β to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
analyze β to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
test β Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
audit β When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
check out β When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
consider β If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
view β an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
appraise β If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
assay β An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
canvass β If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
case β A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
finger β any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
frisk β to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic: The dogs and children frisked about on the lawn.
gun β Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
inquire β to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
peruse β to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
prospect β Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
prove β to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
reconnoiter β to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
sift β to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
sweep β to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
weigh β to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
winnow β to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
chew over β If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
go into β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
go over β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
go through β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
look see β a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
pick at β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.