- an official visit to a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison.
- The head went on a tour of inspection of all the classrooms.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1- A standard home-inspection report summarizes the condition of the house.
- Following an on-site inspection, the surveyor prepared a written report on the property.
- Nursing agencies are subject to inspection by the health authority.
- The architect is carrying out a thorough inspection of the building.
- The hotel passed its annual inspection.
- The problem was not discovered during the home inspection.
- a surprise inspection of the premises by the health inspector
- an inspection of the troops by the commander-in-chief
- the UN weapons inspection team
- Council officials made one site inspection of the property.
- The regional manager carried out a surprise inspection of the factory's safety equipment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- detailed
- …
- be available for
- be open for
- be open to
- …
- confirm something
- determine something
- reveal something
- …
- tour
- visit
- report
- …
- for inspection
- on inspection
- upon inspection
- …
- bear close inspection
- bear inspection
- closer inspection reveals something
- …
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- the act of looking closely at something/somebody, especially to check that everything is as it should be synonym examination
- The documents are available for inspection.
- Engineers carried out a thorough inspection of the track.
- Following an 8 a.m. pitch inspection by the referee, today's game has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
- on inspection On closer inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries.
Extra Examples- A company's accounting records must be open for inspection at all times.
- All packages arriving at the building undergo an inspection.
- Closer inspection of the vase revealed it to be a fake.
- He held out the saucepan for inspection.
- He knew that his motives would not bear close inspection (= would be revealed as bad if someone inspected them).
- The artwork requires close inspection by the viewer.
- The report seemed impressive at first, but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies.
- They have refused to allow international inspection of their nuclear facilities.
- a creature which closer inspection revealed to be a bat
- The records are open to public inspection.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- close
- detailed
- …
- be available for
- be open for
- be open to
- …
- confirm something
- determine something
- reveal something
- …
- tour
- visit
- report
- …
- for inspection
- on inspection
- upon inspection
- …
- bear close inspection
- bear inspection
- closer inspection reveals something
- …
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