- Inspect
- Inspect In*spect", n. [L. inspectus. See {Inspect}, v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.] --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
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Inspect-3d — Sarl Création 1999 Forme juridique Une société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) Slogan « Smart Way to Inspect » … Wikipédia en Français
inspect — in·spect vt 1: to view closely and critically 2: to examine officially inspect the facility for code violations vi: to make an inspection Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
inspect — in‧spect [ɪnˈspekt] verb [transitive] 1. to check something officially to see whether it is of the right standard or quality, or whether it is safe to use: • The engines are all inspected before they leave the factory. 2. to visit a factory or… … Financial and business terms
Inspect — In*spect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspecting}.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr. inspicere. See {Spy}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inspect — (v.) 1620s, from L. inspectus, pp. of inspicere to look into (see INSPECTION (Cf. inspection)). Related: Inspected; inspecting … Etymology dictionary
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inspect — [v] examine, check audit, canvass, case, catechize, check out, clock*, eye*, give the once over*, go over, go through, inquire, interrogate, investigate, kick the tires*, look over, notice, observe, oversee, probe, question, review, scan, scope,… … New thesaurus
inspect — ► VERB 1) look at closely. 2) examine officially. DERIVATIVES inspection noun. ORIGIN Latin inspicere look into, examine … English terms dictionary
inspect — [in spekt′] vt. [L inspectare, freq. < inspectus, pp. of inspicere, to look into, examine < in , in, at + specere, to look at: see SPY] 1. to look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws, errors, etc. 2. to examine… … English World dictionary
inspect */*/ — UK [ɪnˈspekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inspect : present tense I/you/we/they inspect he/she/it inspects present participle inspecting past tense inspected past participle inspected 1) a) to look at something carefully in order to check… … English dictionary
