Analyse ˈænəlaɪz Analysed Step Verb Job Involves Collecting

• the job involves collecting and analysing data.
• researchers have analysed the results in detail using specialist software.
• learn to step back and critically analyse situations.
• he tried to analyse his feelings.

analyse

Verb Forms

1. to examine the nature or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it
• The job involves collecting and analysing data.
• Researchers have analysed the results in detail using specialist software.
• Learn to step back and critically analyse situations.
• He tried to analyse his feelings.
• The first step is to define and analyse the problem.
• The water samples will be analysed for the presence of polluting chemicals.
• We need to analyse what went wrong.
2. to treat or study somebody using psychoanalysis

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: influenced by French analyser, from medieval Latin analysis from Greek analusis, from analuein ‘unloose’, from ana- ‘up’ + luein ‘loosen’.