analyzes
English meaning: Analyzes
Definition
To subject to analysis.
Example
“The software analyzes thousands of transactions to detect fraud.”
Another example: “Each week she analyzes the sales figures and reports to the board.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A third-person-singular verb used in formal, academic, and technical writing, meaning to examine something in detail. Common in scientific reports and data contexts. Note: 'analyze' is the US spelling; UK uses 'analyse'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Greek 'analyein' (to loosen, undo), from 'ana-' (up, throughout) plus 'lyein' (to loosen), via Medieval Latin, the verb dating to the 1600s.
Synonyms
- examines
- studies
- investigates
- evaluates
- dissects
Antonyms / Opposites
- synthesizes
- combines
Related Words
- disseminates
- trends
- concludes
- determines
- data
- demographic
- perspective
- implications
- risks
- outcomes
Common Collocations
- analyzes data
- analyzes trends
- carefully analyzes
- analyzes the results
- analyzes the situation
Word Forms
analyze / analyse (v); analyzed; analyzing; analysis (n); analyst (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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