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{
"term": "inspect",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "inspect",
"heSheIt": "inspects"
},
"pastSimple": "inspected",
"pastParticiple": "inspected",
"ingForm": "inspecting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to look closely at something/somebody, especially to check that everything is as it should be",
"sensetop": "inspect something/somebodyinspect something/somebody for something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The teacher walked around inspecting their work.",
"contextForm": "inspect something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "Make sure you inspect the goods before signing for them."
},
{
"text": "The plants are regularly inspected for disease.",
"contextForm": "inspect something/somebody for something"
},
{
"text": "He inspected the water tank carefully for cracks."
},
{
"text": "The first step is to visually inspect the ground, looking for rocks and lumps."
}
],
"synonyms": "examine",
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "thoroughly"],
"verb + inspect": ["allow somebody to", "be entitled to"],
"preposition": ["for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to officially visit a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable",
"sensetop": "inspect something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Public health officials were called in to inspect the premises."
},
{
"text": "The Tourist Board inspects all recommended hotels at least once a year."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "thoroughly"],
"verb + inspect": ["allow somebody to", "be entitled to"],
"preposition": ["for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekt/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspect__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekts/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspects__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspektɪd/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspected__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspektɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspecting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekt/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspect__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekts/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspects__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspektɪd/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspected__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspektɪŋ/",
"audio": "in/inspect/inspecting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as inspection): from Latin inspect- ‘looked into, examined’, from the verb inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’), or from its frequentative, inspectare."
}