Definition of INSPECT

inspect

Verb

Verb Forms: inspected, inspecting, inspects

  • To examine carefully and critically.
  • look over carefully
    • "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
  • come to see in an official or professional capacity
  • examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
  • To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
  • To view and examine officially.

Examples

  • Always INSPECT your rack for hidden bingos before making a short play in Scrabble.
  • Inspect the system for leaks.
  • The general inspected the troops and their barracks.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + specere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- + -spect.

Scrabble Score: 11

inspect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inspect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inspect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

inspect: valid Words With Friends Word