[ noun ]
■ the act of inspecting or verifying
e.g.)
・they made a check of their equipment
・the pilot ran through the check-out procedure
→
check
,
check-out procedure
,
checkout
[ noun ]
■ the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
→
investigating
,
investigation
[ noun ]
■ an investigation seeking answers
e.g.)
・a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing
・the outcome justified the search
→
search
[ noun ]
■ a detailed critical inspection
→
study
,
survey
[ verb ]
■ consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
e.g.)
・analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
・analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
・analyze your real motives
→
analyse
,
analyze
,
canvas
,
canvass
,
examine
,
study
[ verb ]
■ inquire into
e.g.)
・the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project
・He searched for information on his relatives on the web
・Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness
→
explore
,
research
,
search
[ verb ]
■ hold a review (of troops)
→
go over
,
review
,
survey
[ verb ]
■ conduct an inquiry or investigation of
e.g.)
・The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
・inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
→
enquire
,
inquire
,
investigate
[ verb ]
■ attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
e.g.)
・The student researched the history of that word
→
research
[ noun ]
■ the act of searching for something
e.g.)
・a quest for diamonds
→
quest
,
seeking
[ verb ]
■ look over carefully
e.g.)
・Please inspect your father's will carefully
→
inspect
[ noun ]
■ an appraisal of the state of affairs
e.g.)
・they made an assay of the contents
・a check on its dependability under stress
→
assay
,
check
[ noun ]
■ a search for knowledge
e.g.)
・their pottery deserves more research than it has received
→
enquiry
,
inquiry
,
research
[ noun ]
■ an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
e.g.)
・there was a congressional probe into the scandal
→
investigation
,
probe
[ noun ]
■ a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
e.g.)
・a study in spiccato bowing
→
study
[ noun ]
■ formal systematic questioning
→
examination
,
interrogation
,
interrogatory
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