ANALYZE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

Example: analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare; analyze the evidence in a criminal trial; analyze your real motives

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

Example: analyze a specimen; analyze a sentence; analyze a chemical compound

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

break down into components or essential features

Example: analyze today's financial market

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

subject to psychoanalytic treatment

Example: I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist

Categories: Treat, Care for