transitive. To search into; to investigate; to seek out.

With objective clause: To inquire or ask how, what, who, etc.

transitive. With interrogative clause as object: to ascertain by visual inspection (who, what, how, whether, etc.).

transitive. To enquire into, examine, investigate (an object of enquiry). Also intransitive with object understood. Obsolete.

transitive. To direct one's sight intentionally towards; to look at; to examine, inspect, scrutinize. In later use chiefly in infinitive after…

to bring witness, teem witness (teem, v.1) to witness: to bring under examination. Obsolete.

With immaterial object: To examine, investigate, scrutinize; to try, test. Also with out, through. Obsolete.

To examine, scan.

transitive. To search into, seek information or knowledge concerning, investigate, examine. Obsolete.

To subject or submit oneself, to be subjected, to (a law, inspection, examination, etc.).

To go to look at (†or explore); to inspect or examine; to look into or see to (something); in later use esp. to examine (vessels, goods, baggage…

transitive. To study, investigate; to direct one's attention to (a topic, subject, etc.).

transitive. To seek understanding or knowledge of (a subject, situation, etc.) through close examination or careful consideration; to inquire into…

transitive. To seek understanding or knowledge of (a subject, situation, etc.) through careful consideration or critical discussion; to inquire into…

transitive and absol. To try or examine, for the sake of information. Obsolete.

To search into (facts, errors, etc.); to inquire into, investigate. Also with object sentence: To inquire.

transitive. To inspect, examine.

The action of watching. Obsolete. In phrases. at (the) wait, on the watch. to do, make wait, to keep watch. to have in wait, to have under…

transitive. To ponder, consider; to examine, investigate. Also with clause as object.

to bring witness, teem witness (teem, v.1) to witness: to bring under examination. Obsolete.

transitive. To inspect, examine.

intransitive. To search, to study; to inquire or examine systematically, (now) esp. to conduct a formal inquiry into the truth of a claim…

transitive. To examine, scrutinize. Obsolete. rare.

To cast doubt upon; to challenge, dispute. Also: †to examine, inquire into (obsolete).

transitive. To touch, feel, or handle with the fingers; to fidget with or examine using the fingers, esp. restlessly or repeatedly.

transitive. To disclose, make known (a matter); to open up, lay bare; (also) to search into, examine. Cf. sense 2a. Obsolete (archaic in later…

transitive. Scottish. To look at, view, inspect, examine, scrutinize. Obsolete.

intransitive and transitive. To investigate, in various senses.

intransitive. To examine or investigate (a matter, subject, issue, etc.).

transitive. To pursue, investigate, or research (a question). Also intransitive with into. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To investigate (a matter, situation, etc.); to spy out (a place). Obsolete.

To investigate, to search into, to seek to ascertain (a matter, a person's views, etc.), esp. by cautious or indirect questioning; to make trial…

transitive. To enquire into or about (a matter); to investigate. Obsolete.

transitive. To analyse, examine (a statement). Obsolete. rare.

To examine, inspect; = survey, v. 1 3.

To search or seek under or into; to investigate.

To search; to try. Obsolete.

transitive. To inquire diligently, investigate.

transitive. To search into, investigate.

transitive. To look carefully into; to view closely and critically; to examine (something) with a view to find out its character or condition; now…

transitive. To examine or look into (a matter). Obsolete. rare.

? To inquire into (a matter). Obsolete.

transitive. To look into, inspect.

transitive. To examine or look into closely; to investigate (a crime or other matter) thoroughly; to interrogate (a person). Also figurative.

To sift (a matter); to examine closely.

transitive. To inquire or search into.

transitive. To inquire into, investigate, examine. Also absol. To make inquiry.

In non-military contexts. transitive. To examine, inspect, look into (a thing or matter).

transitive. To inquire into or discuss (a subject) in detail; to assess, evaluate (an option, a possibility, etc.); to investigate.

to bring to book: to call to account (chiefly figurative).

transitive. To inspect, examine, look at (something). Chiefly with indirect question as object: to see, find out, ascertain (how, if, etc.).

transitive. To search out; to investigate.

to shake down, (esp. of police, etc.) to search (a person or place). slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

transitive. To track (a person); to investigate (something or someone). Also with out (in quot. 1939: to detect or expose).

transitive. To investigate or evaluate the suitability or eligibility of (a person, esp. as one of a group) for a particular purpose; to examine…