scrutinize
verb /ˈskruːtənaɪz/
/ˈskruːtənaɪz/
(British English also scrutinise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scrutinize | /ˈskruːtənaɪz/ /ˈskruːtənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it scrutinizes | /ˈskruːtənaɪzɪz/ /ˈskruːtənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple scrutinized | /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/ /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/ |
| past participle scrutinized | /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/ /ˈskruːtənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form scrutinizing | /ˈskruːtənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈskruːtənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- scrutinize somebody/something to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
- She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
- The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- intensely
- …
- for