Untersuchen
Example: Der Arzt wird den Patienten gründlich untersuchen.
Definition
"Untersuchen" means to carefully examine or investigate something or someone in order to discover information or understand a condition. For example, a doctor may "untersuchen" a patient to determine their health status through a thorough check-up.
Etymology
The word "untersuchen" comes from the German prefix "unter-" meaning 'under' or 'among' and the verb "suchen" meaning 'to seek' or 'to search.' Together, they form "untersuchen," which literally means 'to search under' or 'to investigate closely.' This reflects the action of looking carefully into details.
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"Untersuchen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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