examination
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,930 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,603 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) also: scrutiny
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge also: exam, test when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
- formal systematic questioning also: interrogation, interrogatory
- a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) also: examen
- the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned also: testing
examination in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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An examination of the testimony shows that the following facts may be accepted as fairly proved.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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They know nothing except their text-books, and they know these simply for the purpose of examination.
The Novel and the Common School · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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A close examination revealed the fact that it was a palimpsest which, after treatment, permitted the restoration of this fragment.
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1
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An anonymous letter to the head partner of the bank provoked suspicions that led to minute examination of the accounts.
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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I lived with him at Hawes for a month or two, then came into Surrey, to work on for the examination.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1