examination

«examination» in Mova's school dictionary: a test of what you know or can do, often written; usually… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an examination, examinations)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) An examination is a test of what you know or can do, often written; usually called an exam. tree →

2) An examination is a careful look at something to study or check it. tree →

3) A medical examination is when a doctor checks your body. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school it is the formal word for "exam": end-of-year examinations. In science, close examination of a leaf or rock. In health, a doctor's or dentist's examination. Phrases: sit an examination, pass/fail an examination, on examination, under examination.

examples

• Pupils sit their examinations in the hall. tree →
• The doctor gave him a full examination. tree →
• On examination, the rock had tiny crystals. tree →
• She passed her music examination. tree →
• The dentist's examination took five minutes. tree →
• The detective made a careful examination of the footprints. tree →
• The examination lasts two hours. tree →
• Our examination of the pond water showed tiny creatures. tree →
• He was studying for an examination for an appointment. tree →

note

Starts with a vowel: "an examination". Short form: exam. Verb: examine. Person: examiner (who marks) / examinee (who takes). In problems, examination marks are often given out of a total, as fractions or percentages.

In the corpora

• Some appointments happen by phone or video when no examination is needed, and the doctor decides if you must come in.

Trees and pragmatics

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