noun
1 ( formal ) formal test ⇨ See also ↑ exam
ADJECTIVE
▪ certification ( AmE ), entrance
▪ final
▪
He has just completed his final ~s at São Paulo University.
▪ school ( esp. BrE )
▪ formal
▪ competitive
▪
Entrance was by competitive ~.
▪ external ( esp. BrE ), public
▪
One of the teacher's principal duties is to prepare students for external ~s.
▪ A level , GCSE ( in the UK )
▪ multiple-choice , oral , practical , written
VERB + EXAMINATION
▪ prepare for , study for
▪ do ( BrE ), sit ( BrE ), sit for ( AmE ), take
▪
She will take her ~s later this year.
▪ fail , pass
▪ set
▪
The ~s are set by individual teachers.
▪ administer
EXAMINATION + NOUN
▪ paper , question (both esp. BrE )
▪
He was marking school ~ papers during the summer vacation. ( BrE )
▪ results ( esp. BrE ), scores ( esp. AmE )
▪ hall , room
▪ process , system
▪
the faults in the ~ system
▪ board ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
He failed his ~ in history.
▪ ~ on
▪
an ~ on human anatomy
2 looking at sth carefully
ADJECTIVE
▪ careful , close , complete , comprehensive , detailed , full , in-depth , lengthy , rigorous , systematic , thorough
▪
Each of the proposals deserves careful ~.
▪ brief , cursory , superficial
▪ initial , preliminary
▪ further
▪
Most of them don't really bear further ~.
▪ critical
▪
The school curriculum has undergone critical ~ in recent years.
▪ microscopic
▪
a microscopic ~ of the cell structure
▪ clinical , forensic , medical , physical , post-mortem , psychiatric , scientific
▪ breast , oral , pelvic , rectal , etc.
▪ ultrasound , X-ray , etc.
▪ annual , follow-up ( esp. AmE ), periodic , routine
▪
a periodic health ~
▪
a routine breast ~
▪ intimate ( BrE )
▪
genital checks and other intimate ~s
▪ visual
▪
A visual ~ corroborated this.
VERB + EXAMINATION
▪ carry out , conduct , do , make , perform , undertake
▪
He carried out a post-mortem ~.
▪
We will make a more thorough ~ of the area later.
▪ come under , be subjected to , be subject to , have , undergo
▪
I was advised to have a full eyesight ~.
▪ require
▪
This argument requires ~ from several angles.
▪ allow , permit
▪
Constraints of space do not permit a thorough ~ of all of these points.
▪ deserve , warrant
▪
These figures warrant closer ~.
▪ stand up to
▪
His ideas do not stand up to close ~.
EXAMINATION + VERB
▪ confirm sth , demonstrate sth , reveal sth , show sth
▪
A medical ~ showed no signs of hypertension.
▪ indicate sth , suggest sth
EXAMINATION + NOUN
▪ couch ( BrE ), table
▪
Patients were asked to lie on the ~ table.
▪
She lay on the ~ couch and waited for the doctor to return.
▪ room ( esp. AmE )
▪
They rushed her into the ~ room.
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
On closer ~ the wood was found to be rotten.
▪ under ~
▪
Several items of clothing are still under ~.
▪ ~ on
▪
We did ~s on the bodies.