different between examen vs examine
examen
English
Etymology
From Latin ex?men (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???ze?.m?n/
Noun
examen (plural examens)
- (obsolete) examination; inquiry
- July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin
- For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]
- July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin
Anagrams
- axemen
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ex?men. Compare the inherited eixam.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /???za.m?n/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e??za.men/
Noun
examen m (plural exàmens)
- exam, test
Synonyms
- examinació
Derived terms
- examinar
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (before 1996) eksamen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch examen, from Latin ex?men.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k?sa?.m?(n)/
- Hyphenation: exa?men
- Rhymes: -a?m?n
Noun
examen n (plural examens or examina, diminutive examentje n)
- exam, examination, major test
Synonyms
- tentamen
Derived terms
- eindexamen
- examenuitslag
- examineren
- kerstexamen
- paasexamen
- praktijkexamen
- rijexamen
- schoolexamen
- theorie-examen
- toelatingsexamen
Related terms
- examinator
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: eksamen
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ex?men. Doublet of essaim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.za.m??/, /e?.za.m??/
- Homophone: examens
Noun
examen m (plural examens)
- exam, test
Derived terms
- examen blanc
- examen médical
- examen d'admission
- examen d'entrée
- examen de conscience
- examen de la vue
- mettre en examen
- mise en examen
Further reading
- “examen” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology
From ex- (“out”) +? ag? (“I drive”) +? -men. Compare the meanings again of weighing in Ancient Greek ??????? (áxios) of same root.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ek?sa?.men/, [?k?s?ä?m?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ek?sa.men/, [???z??m?n]
Noun
ex?men n (genitive ex?minis); third declension
- swarm of bees; crowd
- tongue of a balance
- a consideration, an examining
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Derived terms
- ex?min?
Descendants
References
- examen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- examen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- examen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- examen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- examen in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- examen in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin, French ex?men.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e??za.men]
Noun
examen n (plural examene)
- exam, examination, test
Declension
Romansch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ex?men.
Noun
examen m (plural examens)
- exam
Derived terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) examen final, (Puter) examen finel (“final exam”)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) examen da qualificaziun, (Sutsilvan) examen da qualificaziùn (“aptitude test, test of ability, occupational test”)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ex?men. Compare the inherited doublet enjambre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e??samen/, [e???sa.m?n]
Noun
examen m (plural exámenes)
- exam, examination, test
Related terms
- examinar
Further reading
- “examen” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ex?men.
Pronunciation
Noun
examen c
- exam
- graduation
- degree
- Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi
- The applicant should have a degree in economics.
- Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi
Declension
Synonyms
- (exam): examination
See also
- studenten
- tentamen
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examine
English
Alternative forms
- examin (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English examinen, examenen, from Old French examiner, from Latin ex?min?re.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???zæm?n/
- Hyphenation: ex?am?ine
Verb
examine (third-person singular simple present examines, present participle examining, simple past and past participle examined)
- to observe or inspect carefully or critically
- to check the health or condition of something or someone
- to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
- to interrogate
Synonyms
- pore over, undersee
Hyponyms
- cross examine
- re-examine
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- look at
French
Verb
examine
- first-person singular present indicative of examiner
- third-person singular present indicative of examiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of examiner
- second-person singular imperative of examiner
Latin
Noun
ex?mine
- ablative singular of ex?men
Portuguese
Verb
examine
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of examinar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of examinar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of examinar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of examinar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e?sa?mine/, [e??.sa?mi.ne]
Verb
examine
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of examinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of examinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of examinar.
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