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look vs examine

examine vs look

look is a noun but examine is not a noun.

look and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
look Yes No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of look; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than look:
  • look: search or seek
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of look include see.
look (noun) examine (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
look (verb) examine (verb)
to physically appear a certain way to another individual or group consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
look forward to the probable occurrence of question closely
have faith or confidence in question or examine thoroughly and closely
convey by one's expression observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; look put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
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
Difference between look and examine

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