"inspect" meaning in English

See inspect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈspɛkt/ Audio: en-us-inspect.ogg [US] Forms: inspect [canonical], inspects [third-person, singular], inspected [past], inspected [past, participle], inspecting [present, participle]
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  1. If you inspect something, you look at it carefully to find problems.
    Sense id: simple-inspect-en-verb-OwSU5xqI
     
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