What does Inspect mean?
Definitions for Inspect
ɪnˈspɛktin·spect
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Inspect.
Princeton's WordNet
inspectverb
look over carefully
"Please inspect your father's will carefully"
visit, inspectverb
come to see in an official or professional capacity
"The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspectverb
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
"audit accounts and tax returns"
Wiktionary
inspectverb
to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize
Inspect the system for leaks.
inspectverb
to view and examine officially
The general inspected the troops and their barracks.
Etymology: From inspectum, past participle of inspicio, from in + specio
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Inspectverb
To look into by way of examination.
Etymology: inspicio, inspectum, Latin.
Wikipedia
inspect
An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity. The results are usually compared to specified requirements and standards for determining whether the item or activity is in line with these targets, often with a Standard Inspection Procedure in place to ensure consistent checking. Inspections are usually non-destructive. Inspections may be a visual inspection or involve sensing technologies such as ultrasonic testing, accomplished with a direct physical presence or remotely such as a remote visual inspection, and manually or automatically such as an automated optical inspection. Non-contact optical measurement and photogrammetry have become common NDT methods for inspection of manufactured components and design optimisation. A 2007 Scottish Government review of scrutiny of public services (the Crerar Review) defined inspection of public services as "... periodic, targeted scrutiny of specific services, to check whether they are meeting national and local performance standards, legislative and professional requirements, and the needs of service users."A surprise inspection tends to have different results than an announced inspection. Leaders wanting to know how others in their organization perform can drop in without warning, to see directly what happens. If an inspection is made known in advance, it can give people a chance to cover up or to fix mistakes. This could lead to distorted and inaccurate findings. A surprise inspection, therefore, gives inspectors a better picture of the typical state of the inspected object or process than an announced inspection. It also enhances external confidence in the inspection process.: 28
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inspect
Inspect refers to the action of carefully examining or scrutinizing something in detail, typically to assess its condition, quality, or to detect any faults or abnormalities. It can also refer to an official visit or examination to ensure compliance with set rules, standards, or regulations.
Webster Dictionary
Inspectverb
to look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct
Inspectverb
to view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend
Inspectverb
inspection
Etymology: [L. inspectus. See Inspect, v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inspect
in-spekt′, v.t. to look into: to examine: to look at narrowly: to superintend.—adv. Inspect′ingly.—n. Inspec′tion, the act of inspecting or looking into: careful or official examination.—adjs. Inspec′tional; Inspec′tive.—ns. Inspec′tor, one who looks into or oversees: an examining officer: a superintendent; Inspec′torāte, a district under charge of an inspector: a body of inspectors collectively.—adj. Inspectō′rial.—ns. Inspec′torship, the office of an inspector; Inspec′tress, a female inspector. [L. inspectāre, freq. of inspicĕre, inspectum—in, into, specĕre, to look.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
inspect
To view and examine officially; as, troops, arms, etc.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Inspect' in Verbs Frequency: #868
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Anagrams for Inspect »
pectins
incepts
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Inspect in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Inspect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Inspect in a Sentence
Happy to have her visit Milwaukee but she really ought to inspect the crisis President Biden created at the border.
Make no mistake, though : The proof will be in the pudding, this agreement will be meaningful only if The PCAOB actually can inspect and investigate completely audit firms in China.
All were doing is demanding that our public officialsaudit the Dominon machines, audit the ballots. Theres a way to do it, we can solve this in two days, if this was a legitimate election then let us inspect it and if Biden won lets all go on with our lives, but you know what I dont think that happened.
Voatz has been so reluctant to have anyone inspect their system or even disclose the audits of their product that have been conducted, they are completely opaque, and that is the exact opposite of what a cutting-edge security product used for government elections should be.
The Keys are basically connected by a series of bridges so officials will have to inspect all of those bridges to make sure that they are still structurally sound for people to actually be able to come back to the Keys.
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