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examine
Verb
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If you examine something, you look at it carefully.
In the last few years the effects of strength training have been closely examined.
Only one study to date has examined this question.
Jones (1979) examined relationships between children's intelligence and their friendships.
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If a doctor examines you, they look at you to see if you're healthy.
After examining her arm, the doctor told her that it was not broken.
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If you examine someone, you test them.
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If a lawyer examines you, they ask you questions in court.
document
Noun
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A document is a written record, often official.
They stopped her at the airport and checked all her documents.
A number of Chinese documents from 1000 span size="-2"BCE/span were recently discovered.
On March 28, 1990, the government published a document listing the companies which it intended to privatize.
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A document is a kind of computer text file.
Can you send me that document by e-mail or fax?
We should be able to edit your document using MS Word.
document
Verb
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If you document something, you make a record of it, usually in writing.
It's important for newspaper reporters to be there to document the war.
We have documented number cases in which he has broken company policy.