Inspection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a formal or official examination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnspˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnspˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnspˈɛkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnspˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

the platoon stood ready for review
we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

review

Parts of Speech

noun	a formal or official examination “the platoon stood ready for review”

Word Forms

inspect	verb	come to see in an official or professional capacity
review	verb	hold a review (of troops)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Inspektion

eine formelle oder offizielle Prüfung

🇪🇸Spanish

inspección

un examen formal u oficial

🇮🇹Italian

ispezione

un esame formale o ufficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

inspectie

een formeel of officieel examen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inspeção

um exame formal ou oficial

🇷🇺Russian

инспекция

формальный или официальный экзамен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निरीक्षण

एक औपचारिक या आधिकारिक परीक्षा

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিদর্শন

একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক বা অফিসিয়াল পরীক্ষা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆய்வு

ஒரு முறையான அல்லது அதிகாரப்பூர்வ தேர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

తనిఖీ

అధికారిక లేదా అధికారిక పరీక్ష

🇮🇳Marathi

तपासणी

औपचारिक किंवा अधिकृत परीक्षा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરીક્ષણ

ઔપચારિક અથવા સત્તાવાર પરીક્ષા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪಾಸಣೆ

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിശോധന

ഒരു ഔദ്യോഗിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഔദ്യോഗിക പരീക്ഷ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰੀਖਣ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

معائنہ

ایک رسمی یا سرکاری امتحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

检查

正式或官方考试

🇯🇵Japanese

検査

正式なまたは公式の試験

🇰🇷Korean

점검

공식 또는 공식 시험

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều tra

một kỳ thi chính thức hoặc chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

การตรวจสอบ

การสอบอย่างเป็นทางการหรืออย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

inspeksi

ujian formal atau resmi

🇵🇭Filipino

inspeksyon

isang pormal o opisyal na pagsusulit

🇲🇾Malay

pemeriksaan

peperiksaan rasmi atau rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقتيش

فحص رسمي أو رسمي

🇮🇷Persian

بازرسی

یک معاینه رسمی یا رسمی

🇹🇷Turkish

denetleme

resmi veya resmi bir sınav

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּדִיקָה

בחינה רשמית או רשמית

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