| word | inspect |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you inspect something, you look at every part of it carefully in order to find out about it or check that it is all right. Elaine went outside to inspect the playing field. I got out of the car to inspect the damage. He had completed his inspection of the doors. From a distance, the birds appear mainly green. However, closer inspection reveals that their chests are banded with yellow. When an official inspects a place or a group of people, they visit it and check it carefully, for example in order to find out whether regulations are being obeyed . The Public Utilities Commission inspects us once a year. Each hotel is inspected and, if it fulfils certain criteria, is recommended. Officers making a routine inspection of the vessel found fifty kilograms of the drug. |
| inflections | inspectsinspectinginspectedinspectioninspectionsinspection |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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