different between inspect vs explore

English

Alternative forms

• enspect (rare)

Etymology

From Latin inspectum, past participle of inspicere (“to look into”), from in (“in”) + spicere (“to look at”), equivalent to in- +? -spect

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?sp?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

inspect (third-person singular simple present inspects, present participle inspecting, simple past and past participle inspected)

1. To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.

2. To view and examine officially.

Derived terms

• inspector
• inspection

Translations

Anagrams

• incepts, pectins, peincts

English

Etymology

From Middle French explorer, from Latin expl?r?re (“to investigate, search out”), itself said to be originally a hunters' term meaning "to set up a loud cry", from ex- (“out”) + pl?r?re (“to cry”), but the second element is also explained as "to make to flow" (from pluere (“to flow”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?ksplô?, IPA^(key): /?k?spl??/
• (General American) enPR: ?ksplôr?, IPA^(key): /?k?spl??/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: ?kspl?r?, IPA^(key): /?k?splo(?)?/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?k?splo?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)
• Hyphenation: ex?plore

Verb

explore (third-person singular simple present explores, present participle exploring, simple past and past participle explored)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To seek for something or after someone.
2. (transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
3. (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.

4. (intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
5. (transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.

6. (intransitive) To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.

7. (intransitive) To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
8. (transitive) To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.

Synonyms

• (examine or investigate systematically): delve into, research

Derived terms

• explorer

Related terms

• exploration
• explorative
• exploratory

Translations

Noun

explore (plural explores)

1. (colloquial) An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
   • 2008, John Watters, Bonza Voyage

     Daylight was fading quickly, but I was still keen to have a little explore of the town and beach.

French

Verb

explore

1. first-person singular present indicative of explorer
2. third-person singular present indicative of explorer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of explorer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of explorer
5. second-person singular imperative of explorer

Portuguese

Verb

explore

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of explorar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of explorar
3. first-person singular imperative of explorar
4. third-person singular imperative of explorar

Spanish

Verb

explore

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of explorar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of explorar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of explorar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of explorar.