(~s, examining, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, you look at it carefully.
He ~d her passport and stamped it...
VERB: V n
examination (examinations)
The Navy is to carry out an examination of the wreck tomorrow...
= inspection
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2.
If a doctor ~s you, he or she looks at your body, feels it, or does simple tests in order to check how healthy you are.
Another doctor ~d her and could still find nothing wrong...
VERB: V n
examination
He was later discharged after an examination at Westminster Hospital...
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3.
If an idea, proposal, or plan is ~d, it is considered very carefully.
The plans will be ~d by EU environment ministers.
VERB: V n
examination
The proposal requires careful examination and consideration.
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4.
If you are ~d, you are given a formal test in order to show your knowledge of a subject.
...learning to cope with the pressures of being judged and ~d by our teachers.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed