| verb | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare” |
| verb | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect “The customs agent examined the baggage” |
| verb | question or examine thoroughly and closely |
| verb | question closely |
| verb | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to “This approach has been tried with good results” |
| analyst | noun | someone who is skilled at analyzing data |
| analysis | noun | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
| analyser | noun | an instrument that performs analyses |
| study | noun | a detailed critical inspection |
| examination | noun | a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) |
| examiner | noun | an investigator who observes carefully |
| probe | noun | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities |
| examinee | noun | someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination) |
| test | noun | trying something to find out about it |
| testing | noun | the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works |
| trier | noun | one who tries |
| trial | noun | the act of undergoing testing |
| tryout | noun | trying something to find out about it |