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granske

verbverb

to scrutinise, to examine closely · to investigate (officially)

EtymologyOpphav

av grann (II)thin med betydning ‘tydelig’ from grann (II)thin in the sense ‘clear’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

undersøke, saumfare, gå grundig over, igjennom, undersøke vitenskapelig to examine, to scrutinise, to go over thoroughly, to study scientifically
  • legen gransket røntgenbildene nøye the doctor examined the X-rays closely
  • hun gransket temperaturmålerne she scrutinised the temperature gauges
  • bli gransket fra topp til tå to be scrutinised from head to toe
  • myndighetene gransker episoden the authorities are investigating the incident