1. look at (someone or something) closely, typically to assess their condition or to discover any shortcomings: "they were inspecting my outside paintwork for cracks and flaws"
▪ examine (someone or something) to ensure that they reach an official standard:"customs officers came aboard to inspect our documents"
Word Originearly 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as inspection): from Latin inspect- ‘looked into, examined’, from the verb inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’), or from its frequentative, inspectare.
