prüfen — meaning in English

English meaning

• audit noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
• check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
• dip verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
• examine verb To look at or study something closely and carefully.
• inspect verb To examine something carefully, often to check for problems or verify its condition.
• prove verb To show, by evidence or argument, that something is true.
• review noun A written or spoken evaluation of a book, film, product, or performance.
• test noun A set of questions or tasks used to check someone's knowledge or ability.

Senses

prüfen is used for these senses in English:

• audit (finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes
• check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
• dip (transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
• examine To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
• inspect To view and examine officially.
• prove (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
• review To survey; to look broadly over.
• test (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).

audit — full definition

1. noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
2. verb To carry out such a check.
3. verb To attend a university course without earning credit for it.

check — full definition

1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
5. verb To examine or verify something.

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