Examine and Return

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Examine

Examine verb - To put a series of questions to.
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Return is an antonym for examine.
Nearby Words: examination, examining, examiner, exam, examinee

Return

Return verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: when I asked him to sit down to dinner, he returned that he would come when he was good and ready
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Synonyms for Return
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Examine is an antonym for return.
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner
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Common collocations

body examine body return body
area examine area return area
rest examine rest return rest
item examine item return item
Other words: damage, brains, items, gun, times, memories.

Both words in one sentence

  • Take Off Your Clothes She assumed he meant to rape her in return for her co-operation; he just wanted to examine the bloodstains on it.
    Source: Take Off Your Clothes
  • Darth Wiki / Irisu Syndrome! He goes by himself to examine it, but he does not return, leaving Ageha alone, possibly with a witch preying on her.The updated rerelease, Irisu Syndrome: Metsu, expands on the story and explains the motivations.
    Source: Darth Wiki / Irisu Syndrome!
  • Faux Affably Evil Kurros, the chipper dealmaker played by Jason Alexander in "Think Tank." He offers protection from a race of bounty hunters that are after Voyager, and a number of other services, asking in return only the chance to examine Seven of Nine's Borg implants.
    Source: Faux Affably Evil
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