Definition of INSPECT

inspect

Meanings

Verb

  • 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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

inspect is a valid Words With Friends word