Collocations for "examination"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "examination" in context.
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examination
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a medical, an eye, a hearing] examination
- go in for a [physical, prostate] examination
- a [term, year, trimester] -end examination
- [final, midterm] examinations
- [field, external, laboratory, on-site] examinations
- an examination [at school, in college, at the university]
- [passed, failed, scraped through] the examination
- upon closer examination, it was [determined, discovered] that
- undergo close examination
- examination of the [facts, evidence]
- a [brief, quick, short] examination
- an [exhaustive, extensive, official, entrance] examination
- a [thorough, detailed, comprehensive, full] examination (of)
- has been [sent, submitted] for examination
- subjected to [close, comprehensive] examination
- use a [microscope, magnifying glass] for closer examination
- [picked up, zoomed in] for closer examination
- will come under [close, minute] examination
- was [revealed, discovered, found] under closer examination
- law: [cross, lengthy, harsh] examination of the witness
- the examination [method, process, period, questions, results, findings]
- [approved, rejected] by the examination board
- in the examination room
- on the examination table
'examination' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):