Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense analyses, present participle analysing, past tense, past participle analysedregional note: in AM, use analyze
1. verb
If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
McCarthy was asked to analyse the data from the first phase of trials of the vaccine. [VERB noun]
This book teaches you how to analyse what is causing the stress in your life. [VERB wh]
Synonyms: examine, test, study, research More Synonyms of analyse
2. verb
If you analyse something, you examine it using scientific methods in order to find out what it consists of.
We haven't had time to analyse those samples yet. [VERB noun]
They had their tablets analysed to find out whether they were getting the real drugor not. [have noun VERB-ed]
[Also VERB wh]
Synonyms: break down, consider, study, separate More Synonyms of analyse
analyse in British English
or US analyze (ˈænəˌlaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to examine in detail in order to discover meaning, essential features, etc
2.
to break down into components or essential features
to analyse a financial structure
3.
to make a mathematical, chemical, grammatical, etc, analysis of
4. another word for psychoanalyse
Derived forms
analysable (ˌanaˈlysable) or US analyzable (ˌanaˈlyzable)
adjective
analysation (ˌanalyˈsation) or US analyzation (ˌanalyˈzation)
noun
analyser (ˈanaˌlyser) or US analyzer (ˈanaˌlyzer)
noun
Word origin
C17: back formation from analysis
analyse in American English
(ˈænəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈanaˌlysed or ˈanaˌlysing
British
analyze
Synonyms of 'analyse'
examine, test, study, research
break down, consider, study, separate
More Synonyms of analyse
In other languages
analyse
British English: analyse /ˈænəˌlaɪz/ VERB
If you analyse something, you consider it or examine it in order to understand it or to find out what it consists of.
Analyse what is causing the stress in your life.
American English: analyze
Arabic: يُحَلِّلُ
Brazilian Portuguese: analisar
Chinese: 分析
Croatian: analizirati
Czech: analyzovat
Danish: analysere
Dutch: analyseren
European Spanish: analizar
Finnish: analysoida
French: analyser
German: analysieren
Greek: αναλύω
Italian: analizzare
Japanese: 分析する
Korean: 분석하다
Norwegian: analysere
Polish: przeanalizować
European Portuguese: analisar
Romanian: a analiza
Russian: анализировать
Latin American Spanish: analizar
Swedish: analysera
Thai: วิเคราะห์
Turkish: çözümlemek
Ukrainian: аналізувати
Vietnamese: phân tích
Chinese translation of 'analyse'
analyse
or (US) analyze
(ˈænəlaɪz)
vt
[situation, information]分析 (fēnxī)
(Chem, Med) 解析 (jiěxī)
(= psychoanalyse) 精神分析 (jīngshén fēnxī)
1 (verb)
Definition
to psychoanalyse (someone)
This book teaches you to analyse causes of stress in your life.
Synonyms
examine
He examined her passport and stamped it.
test
Test the temperature of the water with your wrist.
study
research
They research the needs of both employers and staff.
judge
It will take a few more years to judge the impact of these ideas.
estimate
His personal riches were estimated at over £80 million.
survey
Only 18 percent of those surveyed opposed the idea.
investigate
Gas officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
interpret
evaluate
Trained nurses are required to evaluate the patients' individual needs.
inspect
Each hotel is inspected once a year.
work over
2 (verb)
Definition
to break (something) down into its components
We haven't had time to analyse those samples yet.
Synonyms
break down
consider
study
separate
divide
resolve
This finding should resolve some intriguing paradoxes.
dissolve
Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
dissect
People want to dissect his work.
think through
assay
She sat down and assayed me with her large brown eyes.
anatomize
a series of novels anatomizing contemporary mores
Additional synonyms
in the sense of anatomize
a series of novels anatomizing contemporary mores
Synonyms
examine,
study,
separate,
divide,
resolve,
break down,
analyse,
dissolve,
dissect,
scrutinize
in the sense of assay
Definition
to analyse (a substance, such as gold) to find out how pure it is
She sat down and assayed me with her large brown eyes.