examine vs look

look vs examine

examine is not a noun while look is a noun.

examine and look both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
examine	No	No	Yes	No
look	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
look: search or seek

Other hyponyms of examine include search, x-ray, candle, autopsy, auscultate, survey, glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim, scan, peruse, scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock, search, inspect, check.

examine (noun)	look (noun)
	the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; look
	physical appearance
	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

examine (verb)	look (verb)
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning	to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group
question closely	look forward to the probable occurrence of
question or examine thoroughly and closely	have faith or confidence in
observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect	convey by one's expression
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look
	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	search or seek
	take charge of or deal with
	be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
	accord in appearance with

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