American English pronunciation
How to pronounce inspecting
IPA transcription: [,ɪns'pɛktɪŋ]
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Verb
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look over carefully
“Please inspect your father's will carefully”
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come to see in an official or professional capacity
“The governor visited the prison”
“The grant administrator visited the laboratory”
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examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
“audit accounts and tax returns”
Usage examples
- Inspecting field officers commented favourably both on the battalion and on Morrison himself.
- Two asian men are inspecting baggies of fish in water that are for sale.
- A man looking at the back of a computer wires inspecting the job he has done.
- Gough was active in inspecting units to encourage the construction of defences.
- A girl in a pink shirt is standing on a chair and inspecting a drink machine.