examine vs check over

check over vs examine

examine and check over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
check over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, check over is a hyponym of examine; that is, check over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than examine:

examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
check over: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

Other hyponyms of examine include anatomize, diagnose, name, diagnose, appraise, survey, survey, compare, check, check into, check out, check up on, go over, look into, suss out, assay, reexamine, review, audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize, screen, follow, trace, investigate, look into, sieve, sift, consider, look at, view.

examine (verb)	check over (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
question closely
question or examine thoroughly and closely
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

Difference between examine and check over

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