inspect
The definition of inspect is to carefully look over someone or something, especially to determine if minimum criteria or standards are met.
(verb)When you are checking how well someone dusted and you use a white glove to run it along surfaces to test whether the dusting was done well, this is an example of when you inspect the dusting.
See inspect in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws, errors, etc.
- to examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
Origin: L inspectare, freq. < inspectus, pp. of inspicere, to look into, examine < in-, in, at + specere, to look at: see spy
Related Forms:
- inspective noun
See inspect in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb in·spect·ed, in·spect·ing, in·spects
- To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
- To review or examine officially: The commander inspected the troops.
Origin:
Origin: From Latin īnspicere, īnspect-
Origin: : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2
Origin: + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- in·specˈtive adjective
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