{
    "term": "inspection",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an official visit to a school, factory, etc. in order to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Regular **inspections** are **carried out** at the prison."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The head went on a **tour of inspection** of all the classrooms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A standard home-inspection report summarizes the condition of the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Following an on-site inspection, the surveyor prepared a written report on the property."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nursing agencies are subject to inspection by the health authority."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architect is carrying out a thorough inspection of the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel passed its annual inspection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The problem was not discovered during the home inspection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a surprise inspection of the premises by the health inspector"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an inspection of the troops by the commander-in-chief"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the UN weapons inspection team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have refused to allow international inspection of their nuclear facilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Council officials made an on-site inspection of the property."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regional manager carried out a surprise inspection of the factory's safety equipment."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["careful", "close", "detailed"],
                "verb + inspection": ["be available for", "be open for", "be open to"],
                "inspection + verb": [
                    "confirm something",
                    "determine something",
                    "reveal something"
                ],
                "inspection + noun": ["tour", "visit", "report"],
                "preposition": ["for inspection", "on inspection", "upon inspection"],
                "phrases": [
                    "bear close inspection",
                    "bear inspection",
                    "closer inspection reveals something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of looking closely at something/somebody, especially to check that everything is as it should be",
            "sensetop": "on inspection",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The documents are available for inspection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Engineers **carried out a** thorough **inspection** of the track."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Following an 8 a.m. **pitch inspection** by the referee, today's game has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**On closer inspection**, the notes proved to be forgeries.",
                    "contextForm": "on inspection"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A company's accounting records must be open for inspection at all times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All packages arriving at the building undergo an inspection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Closer inspection of the vase revealed it to be a fake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He held out the saucepan for inspection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She knew that her motives would not bear close inspection (= would be revealed as bad if somebody inspected them)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The artwork requires close inspection by the viewer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report seemed impressive at first, but on closer inspection there were several inaccuracies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a creature which closer inspection revealed to be a bat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The records are open to public inspection."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "examination",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["careful", "close", "detailed"],
                "verb + inspection": ["be available for", "be open for", "be open to"],
                "inspection + verb": [
                    "confirm something",
                    "determine something",
                    "reveal something"
                ],
                "inspection + noun": ["tour", "visit", "report"],
                "preposition": ["for inspection", "on inspection", "upon inspection"],
                "phrases": [
                    "bear close inspection",
                    "bear inspection",
                    "closer inspection reveals something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/inspection/inspection__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈspekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/inspection/inspection__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}