He had completed his inspection of the doors. [+ of]
From a distance, the birds appear mainly green. However, closer inspection revealsthat their chests are banded with yellow.
Synonyms: examination, investigation, scrutiny, scan More Synonyms of inspect
2. verb
When an official inspects a place or a group of people, they visit it and check it carefully, for example in order to find out whether regulations are being obeyed.
The Public Utilities Commission inspects us once a year. [VERB noun]
Each hotel is inspected and, if it fulfils certain criteria, is recommended. [VERB noun]
inspectionvariable noun
Officers making a routine inspection of the vessel found fifty kilograms of the drug. [+ of]
Synonyms: check, search, investigation, review More Synonyms of inspect
More Synonyms of inspect
inspect in British English
(ɪnˈspɛkt)
verb(transitive)
1.
to examine closely, esp for faults or errors
2.
to scrutinize officially (a document, military personnel on ceremonial parade, etc)
Derived forms
inspectable (inˈspectable)
adjective
inspectingly (inˈspectingly)
adverb
inspection (inˈspection)
noun
inspectional (inˈspectional)
adjective
inspective (inˈspective)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin inspicere, from specere to look
inspect in American English
(ɪnˈspɛkt)
verb transitive
1.
to look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws, errors, etc.
2.
to examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈscrutiˌnize
Derived forms
inspective (inˈspective)
noun
Word origin
L inspectare, freq. < inspectus, pp. of inspicere, to look into, examine < in-, in, at + specere, to look at: see spy
inspect in Hospitality
(ɪnspɛkt)
Word forms: (present) inspects, (past) inspected, (perfect) inspected, (progressive) inspecting
verb
(Hospitality (hotel): Housekeeping and maintenance)
When an official inspects a hotel or restaurant, they visit it and check it carefully, for example, in order to find out whetherregulations are being obeyed.
Health officials inspect the hotel once a year.
Tourism officials arrived to inspect the hotel rooms.
Fire officers inspecting the hotel said there was a fire risk.
Examples of 'inspect' in a sentence
inspect
The training they will pass on involves tactics for boarding and inspecting suspect vessels.
The Sun (2016)
Have you closely inspected those shoes that they hand you in bowling alleys?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Last night the jet was being inspected to find the cause of the engine failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Officials were inspecting it amid safety fears.
The Sun (2008)
Then she crouched between his legs, and closely inspected his body.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
If they inspect restaurants, find out which ones have the best sanitation practices.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
At present, regulators visit manufacturers to inspect them.
The Sun (2012)
Walking up to the truck we inspected it carefully, and found no mines.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
Track officials will inspect at 2.30pm today.
The Sun (2011)
A veritable army is expected to troop in again to inspect the parade.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It only then remains for officials to inspect the facilities and confirm their acceptability, with rights of appeal if necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Officials will inspect tomorrow morning.
The Sun (2015)
Officials will inspect this afternoon.
The Sun (2007)
I stepped from the Land Cruiser to inspect more closely.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
inspect
British English: inspect /ɪnˈspɛkt/ VERB
If you inspect something, you examine it or check it carefully.