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take stock vs examine

examine vs take stock

take stock and examine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take stock No No Yes No
examine No No Yes No
As verbs, examine is a hypernym of take stock; that is, examine is a word with a broader meaning than take stock:
  • take stock: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
  • examine: observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
Other hypernyms of take stock include see.
take stock (verb) examine (verb)
to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
make or include in an itemized record or report 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 take stock and examine

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