analyse

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈænəlaɪz/

(British English)

(North American English analyze)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they analyse	/ˈænəlaɪz/ /ˈænəlaɪz/
he / she / it analyses	/ˈænəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈænəlaɪzɪz/
past simple analysed	/ˈænəlaɪzd/ /ˈænəlaɪzd/
past participle analysed	/ˈænəlaɪzd/ /ˈænəlaɪzd/
-ing form analysing	/ˈænəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈænəlaɪzɪŋ/

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to examine the nature or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it
- analyse something The job involves collecting and analysing data.
- Researchers have analysed the results in detail using specialist software.
- Learn to step back and critically analyse situations.
- He tried to analyse his feelings.
- The first step is to define and analyse the problem.
- analyse something for something The water samples will be analysed for the presence of polluting chemicals.
- analyse what, how, etc… We need to analyse what went wrong.
Synonyms examine
examine
- analyse
- review
- study
- discuss
These words all mean to think about, study or describe somebody/something carefully, especially in order to understand them, form an opinion of them or make a decision about them.
- examine to think about, study or describe an idea, subject or piece of work very carefully:
  These ideas will be examined in more detail in Chapter 10.
- analyse/analyze to examine the nature or structure of something, especially by separating it into its parts, in order to understand or explain it:
  The job involves gathering and analysing data.
  He tried to analyse his feelings.
- review to examine something again, especially so that you can decide if it is necessary to make changes:
  The government will review the situation later in the year.
- study to examine somebody/something in order to understand them or it:
  We will study the report carefully before making a decision.
examine or study?You examine something in order to understand it or to help other people understand it, for example by describing it in a book; you study something in order to understand it yourself.
- discuss to write or talk about something in detail, showing the different ideas and opinions about it:
  This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.
Patterns
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss what/how/whether…
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss the situation/evidence
- to examine/analyse/review/study/discuss something carefully/critically/systematically/briefly
Topics Scientific researchb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- critically
- fully
- …
verb + analyse/analyze
- attempt to
- try to
- be difficult to
- …
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(also psychoanalyse (both British English), analyze, psychoanalyze (both North American English))
analyse somebody to treat or study somebody using psychoanalysis

Word Originlate 16th cent.: influenced by French analyser, from medieval Latin analysis from Greek analusis, from analuein ‘unloose’, from ana- ‘up’ + luein ‘loosen’.