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{
"term": "inspection",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an official visit to a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Regular **inspections** are **carried out** at the prison."
},
{
"text": "The head went on a **tour of inspection** of all the classrooms."
},
{
"text": "A standard home-inspection report summarizes the condition of the house."
},
{
"text": "Following an on-site inspection, the surveyor prepared a written report on the property."
},
{
"text": "Nursing agencies are subject to inspection by the health authority."
},
{
"text": "The architect is carrying out a thorough inspection of the building."
},
{
"text": "The hotel passed its annual inspection."
},
{
"text": "The problem was not discovered during the home inspection."
},
{
"text": "a surprise inspection of the premises by the health inspector"
},
{
"text": "an inspection of the troops by the commander-in-chief"
},
{
"text": "the UN weapons inspection team"
},
{
"text": "They have refused to allow international inspection of their nuclear facilities."
},
{
"text": "Council officials made an on-site inspection of the property."
},
{
"text": "The regional manager carried out a surprise inspection of the factory's safety equipment."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["careful", "close", "detailed"],
"verb + inspection": ["be available for", "be open for", "be open to"],
"inspection + verb": [
"confirm something",
"determine something",
"reveal something"
],
"inspection + noun": ["tour", "visit", "report"],
"preposition": ["for inspection", "on inspection", "upon inspection"],
"phrases": [
"bear close inspection",
"bear inspection",
"closer inspection reveals something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of looking closely at something/somebody, especially to check that everything is as it should be",
"sensetop": "on inspection",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The documents are available for inspection."
},
{
"text": "Engineers **carried out a** thorough **inspection** of the track."
},
{
"text": "Following an 8 a.m. **pitch inspection** by the referee, today's game has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch."
},
{
"text": "**On closer inspection**, the notes proved to be forgeries.",
"contextForm": "on inspection"
},
{
"text": "A company's accounting records must be open for inspection at all times."
},
{
"text": "All packages arriving at the building undergo an inspection."
},
{
"text": "Closer inspection of the vase revealed it to be a fake."
},
{
"text": "He held out the saucepan for inspection."
},
{
"text": "She knew that her motives would not bear close inspection (= would be revealed as bad if somebody inspected them)."
},
{
"text": "The artwork requires close inspection by the viewer."
},
{
"text": "The report seemed impressive at first, but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies."
},
{
"text": "a creature which closer inspection revealed to be a bat"
},
{
"text": "The records are open to public inspection."
}
],
"synonyms": "examination",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["careful", "close", "detailed"],
"verb + inspection": ["be available for", "be open for", "be open to"],
"inspection + verb": [
"confirm something",
"determine something",
"reveal something"
],
"inspection + noun": ["tour", "visit", "report"],
"preposition": ["for inspection", "on inspection", "upon inspection"],
"phrases": [
"bear close inspection",
"bear inspection",
"closer inspection reveals something"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekʃn/",
"audio": "in/inspection/inspection__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekʃn/",
"audio": "in/inspection/inspection__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}