Antonyms for examining


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ig-zam-in
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzæm ɪn


Definition of examining

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French examiner "interrogate, question, torture," from Latin examinare "to test or try; weigh, consider, ponder," from examen "a means of weighing or testing," probably ultimately from exigere "weigh accurately" (see exact). Related: Examined; examining.
  • verb analyze, test
  • verb ask questions pointedly
Example sentences :
  • Clayton knew it very well, and the trick of examining the books was all a fudge.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • "I can see now that it is even so," said John, examining the parchment again.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It is necessary that these be understood in examining this table.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Girls and women are employed in examining the bodies of the moths with microscopes.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • He had been examining a glass, a spoon and some other objects so quietly that I had not heard.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • She was examining her change as she walked along, and did not see him until he was close to her.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • He was pulling Dick to his feet and examining him anxiously.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Examining it carefully, she could see neither seam nor stitches.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • I am acquainted with no reason for examining myself, or for being examined, about it.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for examining

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