Polyglot Dictionary

scrutinize

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/ˈskruːtɪnaɪz/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
scrutinizes
past
scrutinized
past participle
scrutinized
gerund
scrutinizing

Meaning

  1. escudriñar, examinar minuciosamente

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

Implies careful, critical, detailed examination, stronger than just to look at or to check.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa scrutinize?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The judges ___ every detail of the performance.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a scrutinize?

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