examination
/ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃən
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Stress
- 4th syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪɡ - ˌzamɪ - ˈneɪʃən -> examination
Myanmar meaning
(n) စာမေးပွဲ
Full entry
examination /ÇgzæmÇ'neÇʃn/ n
၁။ (fml ) (also exam ) [C] စာမေးပွဲ။ စာစစ်ခြင်း။ sit an examination in Human Biology ❍ successful candidates in GCSE examinations ❍ an oral examination ❍ an entrance examination (eg to test the ability of sb wishing to enter a school or college).
၂။ (က) [U] စူးစမ်းလေ့လာခြင်း။
Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple. ❍ On closer/further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.
(ခ) [C] စစ်ဆေးခြင်း။
undergo a medical examination ❍ an examination of business accounts ❍ The proposals are still under examination.
More examples
- [sit/take an examination] : Students will sit a two-hour examination at the end of the year.
- [examination of] : Engineers made a thorough examination of the wreckage.
- [on closer examination] : It looked like a shed, but on closer examination we could see it was someone’s house.
- The doctor will give you a full examination before the trip.
- These proposals will need detailed examination before a decision can be reached.
- [under examination] : Several options are under examination.
- [examination of] : Further examination of the witness revealed that he had met the murdered woman on several occasions.
Synonyms
test, assessment, exam, question paper, oral exam, theory test, analysis, assay, audit, autopsy, battery, biopsy, blue book, breakdown, canvass, catechism, check, checking, checkup, consideration, cross-examination, diagnosis, dissection, experiment, exploration, final, going-over, grilling, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, investigation, legwork, make-up, medical checkup, observation, once-over, oral, paper, perlustration, perusal, physical, postoperative, probe, quest, questioning, questionnaire, quiz, raid, reconnaissance, research, review, scan, scrutiny, search, study, survey, the eye, third degree, trial, tryout, view, written
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