scrutinise
To look at something very carefully to understand it or find mistakes.
To examine something closely and carefully, especially in order to find problems, understand it fully, or make a judgement about it.
To check official papers or money records very carefully.
To examine documents, accounts, applications, or procedures carefully as part of an official check for correctness, legality, or compliance.
To look very closely at someone or something.
To look at someone or something very closely, often for a short time, to see details or to try to recognise or assess it.
- Base: scrutinise
- 3rd Person Singular: scrutinises
- Present Participle: scrutinising
- Past: scrutinised
scrutinise closely
1examine with great care
To check something very carefully.
- We scrutinised the figures closely before presenting them to investors.
- Her work is scrutinised closely by editors.
- The terms of the deal were scrutinised closely by lawyers.
- Please scrutinise the document closely.
- They scrutinised the plan closely.
scrutinise in detail
1examine thoroughly and carefully
To look at every part carefully.
- The inspector will scrutinise the safety report in detail.
- We scrutinised the results in detail to understand what went wrong.
- The judge scrutinised the evidence in detail before reaching a decision.
- I scrutinised the report in detail.
- They scrutinised the data in detail.
scrutinise line by line
1check each part carefully
To read very carefully, one line at a time.
- They scrutinised the contract line by line before signing.
- The editor scrutinised the manuscript line by line.
- Investigators scrutinised his statement line by line for contradictions.
- We scrutinised the contract line by line.
- She scrutinised the letter line by line.
scrutinise under a microscope
1examine extremely closely
To check something extremely carefully.
- Every expense was scrutinised under a microscope during the audit.
- The candidate’s past was scrutinised under a microscope by the press.
- After the recall, the company’s safety procedures were scrutinised under a microscope.
- His work was scrutinised under a microscope.
- The budget was scrutinised under a microscope.