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Examine vs Examining - What's the difference?

examine | examining |

As verbs the difference between examine and examining

is that examine is while examining is .

As a noun examining is

examination.

examine

English

Alternative forms

* examin (obsolete)

Verb

(examin)
  • To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
    • 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
  • To check the health or condition of something or someone.
    • The doctor examined the patient.
  • To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
  • To interrogate.
    • The witness was examined under oath.

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * cross-examine, cross examine * examinable * examinee * examiner * examinership * examiningly * re-examine

    Related terms

    * exam * examen * examinant * examinate * examination * examinator * examinatorial

    examining

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * examining room

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • examination
  • * Francis A. Corliss, Supreme Court, County of New York (page 111)
    • The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.