Untersuchen
Example: Der Arzt wird den Patienten gründlich untersuchen.
Definition
"Untersuchen" means to carefully examine or investigate someone or something in order to discover facts, causes, or conditions. For example, a doctor will thoroughly "untersuchen" a patient to determine their health status or diagnose an illness.
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, it literally means 'to search underneath' or 'to investigate closely'. Did you know? The idea is like looking under the surface to find the truth.
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"Untersuchen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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