analyse

«analyse» in Mova's school dictionary: To look at something closely and carefully, part by part… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (analyse, analyses, analysed, analysing); US spelling: analyze

meaning for a pupil

1) To look at something closely and carefully, part by part, to understand it. tree →

2) (science, maths) To study data, results or a sample to find patterns or what it is made of. tree →

3) (school) To examine a poem, story or text to explain how it works and what it means. tree →

sense in the lessons

Very common in school: analyse the data, analyse a poem, analyse the results of an experiment. It tells the reader to think carefully, not just look quickly. In maths, analyse a graph means read it and explain the patterns. Phrases: analyse the results, analyse data, carefully analyse.

examples

• We analysed the results of our plant experiment. tree →
• Analyse the graph and say which month was the wettest. tree →
• The scientist analysed the water to see if it was clean. tree →
• In English we analysed how the poet uses rhyme. tree →
• The coach analysed the video to see where we went wrong. tree →
• Let's analyse the problem step by step. tree →
• The police analysed the fingerprints on the glass. tree →

note

UK, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling: analyse; US and often Canada: analyze. Noun: analysis (plural analyses); person: analyst; adjective: analytical. Exam questions saying "analyse" want reasons and detail, not just a description.

In the corpora

• Sports teams already use AI to analyse games and players' movements; too much analysing can take the fun out of a game.
• The Ethics Bowl is a similar competition in the USA and elsewhere, where teams analyse cases and respond to each other.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «analyse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.