Verb

(examin)

To observe or inspect carefully or critically.

He examined the crime scene for clues.

She examined the hair sample under a microscope.

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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.

Verb

(head)

*{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild

, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=5 , passage=By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.}}

* 1988 September 12, New York Magazine , page 226

Good-Looking', Funny Guy — (Not funny-' looking , good guy), 36, Jewish, athletic.