analyse
Formsanalyses, analysing, analysed
US spellinganalyze
- 1To look at something very carefully to find out what it is made of or what it is really like.
Scientists analyse the river water every month to see what is in it.
She analysed the poem to understand what it really meant.
UsageSay analyse the results, with nothing in between. The noun is analysis.
Similarexamine, test, study, investigate, scrutinise
- 2To break something complicated into smaller parts so you can look at each part.
Like taking a clock apart to see each wheel inside it.
Our teacher showed us how to analyse a sentence into its parts.
Scientists analyse sunlight into all the different colours that it is made of.
UsageOften used with into: analyse a sentence into its parts.
Similardivide, split, dissect, decompose
Oppositesynthesise, combine
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Origin
Probably made from the noun analysis, which comes from a Greek word meaning "a breaking up".
Checked 4 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- Analyse was probably formed from the noun analysis. en.wiktionary.org
- Analysis ultimately derives from Ancient Greek. en.wiktionary.org
- The Greek source word means a breaking up. en.wikipedia.org