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tutkia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • canvass verb To go around asking people for their opinions, support, or votes.
  • case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  • consider verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
  • delve verb To search thoroughly into something, especially information or a topic, in order to learn more.
  • examine verb To look at or study something closely and carefully.
  • explore verb To travel through an unfamiliar place in order to learn about it.
  • inspect verb To examine something carefully, often to check for problems or verify its condition.
  • investigate verb To look into something carefully in order to find out the facts.
  • look into phrasal verb To investigate a problem, complaint or question in order to find out the facts.
  • oversee verb To supervise or take responsibility for a person, project, or process.
  • peruse verb To read something carefully and thoroughly.
  • probe noun A formal investigation into a matter, often one involving wrongdoing.
  • research noun Careful, systematic study of a subject to discover or confirm facts.
  • scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
  • scope noun The range or extent of a subject, task, or activity.
  • search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.
  • sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
  • study verb To spend time learning about a subject, often in preparation for an exam or qualification.
  • vet noun A doctor who treats animals; short for veterinarian.

Senses

tutkia is used for these senses in English:

  • canvass To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
  • canvass To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
  • case (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.
  • consider (transitive) To look at attentively.
  • delve (ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
  • examine To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
  • examine To check the health or condition of something or someone.
  • inspect To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.

canvass — full definition

  1. verb To go around asking people for their opinions, support, or votes.
  2. verb To examine or discuss something thoroughly.
  3. noun The act of canvassing, or a survey conducted this way.

case — full definition

  1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
  3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
  4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
  5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

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