Dictionary entry

Examination

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) စာမေးပွဲ

Definition

examination /ÇgzæmÇ'neÇʃn/ n ၁။ ( fml ) (also exam ) [C] စာေမးပြဲ။ စာစစ္ျခင္း။ 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] စူးစမ္းေလ့လာျခင္း။ 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] စစ္ေဆးျခင္း။ undergo a medical examination ❍ an examination of business accounts ❍ The proposals are still under examination.

Examples

  1. [sit/take an examination] : Students will sit a two-hour examination at the end of the year.
  2. [examination of] : Engineers made a thorough examination of the wreckage.
  3. [on closer examination] : It looked like a shed
  4. but on closer examination we could see it was someone’s house.
  5. The doctor will give you a full examination before the trip.
  6. These proposals will need detailed examination before a decision can be reached.
  7. [under examination] : Several options are under examination.
  8. [examination of] : Further examination of the witness revealed that he had met the murdered woman on several occasions.