Examination ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn School Extra Examples Noun Successful Candidates

• successful candidates in gcse examinations
• to sit an examination in mathematics
• in 1864 he passed the examination for the indian civil service.
• applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination.

examination

1. a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do
• successful candidates in GCSE examinations
• to sit an examination in mathematics
• In 1864 he passed the examination for the Indian Civil Service.
• Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination.

Extra Examples

• He failed his examination in history.
• He has just completed his final examinations at London University.
• He was marking school examination papers during the summer vacation.
• One of the teacher's principal duties is to prepare students for external examinations.
• She will take her examinations later this year.
• Students may enter for both examinations.
• The examinations are set by individual teachers.
• The stiff entrance examination removes 60 per cent of prospective students.
• an examination on human anatomy
• the faults in the examination system
• There has been a fall in the number of examination candidates.
2. the act of looking at or considering something very carefully
• Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple.
• The issue needs further examination.
• The review is the most detailed examination of policing since 1992.
• The chapter concludes with a brief examination of some of the factors causing family break-up.
• After a thorough examination, they announced that the suspicious device was harmless.
• On closer examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.
• Your proposals are still under examination.
• The party would open up the issue to examination by a Senate Committee.

Extra Examples

• Constraints of space do not permit a thorough examination of all of these points.
• His ideas about social change do not stand up to close examination.
• The school curriculum has undergone critical examination in recent years.
• This argument requires examination from several angles.
3. a close look at something/somebody, especially to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem
• SEE ALSO cross-examination
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cross-examination
• a medical/physical examination
• a post-mortem/forensic examination
• Regular breast examination is advised.
• A specialist should carry out an examination of the patient.
• Diagnosis can be made only by direct examination of affected brain tissue.
• Further examination by an orthopaedic surgeon will be needed today.

Extra Examples

• A visual examination corroborated this.
• I was advised to have a full eyesight examination.
• Patients were asked to lie on the examination table.
• She lay on the examination couch and waited for the doctor to return.
• They rushed her into the examination room.
• We did examinations on the bodies.
• We will make a more thorough examination of the area later.
• a microscopic examination of the cell structure
• a periodic health examination
• a routine breast examination
• genital checks and other intimate examinations

Word Origin

• late Middle English (also in the sense ‘testing (one's conscience) by a standard’): via Old French from Latin examinatio(n-), from examinare ‘weigh, test’, from examen ‘examination’.