[ɪnˈspɛkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings
(e.g: they inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as inspection): from Latin inspect- ‘looked into, examined’, from the verb inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’), or from its frequentative, inspectare