re-examine
/ˌɹi.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.14 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "At the request of the Minister of Transport, the Commission is reviewing the achievements under the plan up to the end of 1958 and the benefits obtained from it, and is re-examining the course of the plan, with particular reference to the next five years "related to the future size of railway system needed in view of current economic developments and future expected requirements.""
- "Making long cross-country drives, Coster-Mullen said, had given him plenty of time to reëxamine the three-dimensional diagram of the bomb that he keeps in his head, like a Buddhist monk contemplating the Karmic wheel."
- "Let us now reexamine our quantum and relativity conditions (3.3) and (3.4)."
- "These questions are re-examined by senior management at key stages throughout the project (often known as gateways) at which a decision might be made be modify or even abort a project rather than waste any more money."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English examine English re-examine From re- + examine.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹi.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/
- British English: /ˌɹiː.ɪɡˈzam.ɪn/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- British usage