Examine vs Accountable - What's the difference?
examine | accountable |
To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
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To check the health or condition of something or someone.
To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
To interrogate.
Having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.
Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
Liable to be called on to render an account;
Being answerable for.
Being liable for.
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable.
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As a verb examine
is .As an adjective accountable is
having accountability (individuals have accountability); answerable.examine
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Alternative forms
* examin (obsolete)Verb
(examin)- He examined the crime scene for clues.
- She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
- The doctor examined the patient.
- The witness was examined under oath.