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search vs examine

examine vs search

search is a noun but examine is not a noun.

search and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
search Yes No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of search; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than search:
  • search: subject to a search
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of search include see.
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of search; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than search:
  • search: search or seek
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of search include see.
search (noun) examine (noun)
the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
an investigation seeking answers
the examination of alternative hypotheses
an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
search (verb) examine (verb)
inquire into consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of question closely
subject to a search question or examine thoroughly and closely
search or seek observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between search and examine

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