analyze
/ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ verb B1- To subject to analysis.
- To resolve (anything complex) into its elements. · analyze a problem
- To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
- To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.
He/she/it analyzes · Past analyzed · Past participle analyzed · -ing form analyzing
Verb forms
- Base form
- analyze
- He/she/it
- analyzes
- Past
- analyzed
- Past participle
- analyzed
- -ing form
- analyzing
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They had analyzed and parsed it and torn it to pieces in general until it was a wonder there was any meaning at all left in it for them, but at least the fair lily maid and Lancelot and Guinevere and King Arthur had become very real people to them, and Anne was devoured by secret regret that she had not been born in Camelot.
The doctor analyzed the symptoms of the malady to which the prisoner had succumbed, and declared that he was dead.
“Precisely, monsieur,” replied Monte Cristo with one of those smiles that a painter could never represent or a physiologist analyze.
Enthusiasts constantly analyze batting averages, home run totals, and player records.
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