"introspect" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɪntɹəˈspɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-introspect.wav [Southern-England] Forms: introspects [present, singular, third-person], introspecting [participle, present], introspected [participle, past], introspected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: intro- + -spect Etymology templates: {{confix|en|intro|spect}} intro- + -spect Head templates: {{en-verb}} introspect (third-person singular simple present introspects, present participle introspecting, simple past and past participle introspected)
  1. (intransitive) To engage in introspection. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-introspect-en-verb-k61vFtBE
  2. (transitive) To look into. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-introspect-en-verb-VUGxICIX
  3. (transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-introspect-en-verb-9zHAlsNK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with intro-, English terms suffixed with -spect Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 8 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with intro-: 20 28 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -spect: 12 24 64 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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