Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: examination
IPA transcription: [ɪɡz,æmən'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of examination
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: examination, scrutiny
    Meaning: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
  • Synonyms: examination, exam, test
    Meaning: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
  • Synonyms: interrogation, examination, interrogatory
    Meaning: formal systematic questioning
Usage examples
  • The examination of the witnesses began.
  • That's why I'm saying nothing until I've made an examination.
  • Lady Malice was grievously hurt at the examination she found had been going on.
  • "Well, that's all I can do now," Dr. Warren said, after his very perfunctory examination.
  • "An idea of the conditions inside a loaded tube can best be had by microscopic examination.
  • For a closer examination, let us use the dilapidated nests which we brought from the fields.
  • The examination of Michael--which Durham proposed to make, would then be rendered much easier.
  • After a short examination, he observed a trail altogether distinct, and of a different character.
  • But, however short was my examination of this well, I had taken some account of its conformation.
  • All judgements do not require examination, that is, investigation into the grounds of their truth.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stuyvesant High School, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Florida Highway Patrol, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Octavia E. Butler, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Folding@home, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jack the Ripper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Truthiness, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Godwin's law, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Social anxiety, License CC BY-SA 4.0