inspection

«inspection» in Mova's school dictionary: a careful look at something to check that it is right… — 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 inspection, inspections)

meaning for a pupil

1) An inspection is a careful look at something to check that it is right, safe or in good condition. tree →

2) An inspection is an official visit to check a place, like a school, a restaurant or a car. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life cars, buildings and kitchens have safety inspections; schools have inspections by inspectors (Ofsted in England, ERO in New Zealand). In science, close inspection with a magnifying glass. In stories a sergeant holds a uniform inspection. Phrases: on closer inspection, carry out an inspection, safety inspection, inspection day.

examples

• The school is having an inspection next week. tree →
• On closer inspection, the "spider" was a bit of fluff. tree →
• The car failed its safety inspection. tree →
• The chef cleaned the kitchen before the inspection. tree →
• Under the magnifying glass, our inspection showed tiny hairs on the leaf. tree →
• The soldiers stood still for inspection. tree →
• Each bike gets a quick inspection before the ride. tree →
• An inspection found 3 broken seats out of 40. tree →
• Khacan, overjoyed at this news, gave orders that the slave should be brought for his inspection on his return from the palace. tree →

note

Starts with a vowel: "an inspection". Verb: inspect. Person: inspector. "On closer inspection" means when looked at more carefully, often showing something different.

In the corpora

• "Requires improvement" is an official UK inspection grade meaning the school is poor.

Trees and pragmatics

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