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

(perus)

To examine or consider with care.

* {{quote-book, 1847,

, passage=Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.}}

To read completely.

* {{quote-book, 1887,

, passage=We are for reasons that, after perusing this manuscript, you may be able to guess, going away again this time to Central Asia

(informal) To look over casually; to skim.

* {{quote-book, 2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, page=35 citation

, passage=Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge. }}

* {{quote-book, 2005, , Acid Alex, page=98 citation

, passage=She asked Denise for the court file, which she fussed from her handbag. The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.}}

(regional) To go from place to place; to wander.

* {{quote-book, 1957, , The Old Man And The Boy, page=55 citation

, passage=I loved to straggle off in the mornings