analyse
See also Analyse
English
Alternative forms
- analyze (mainly US and Canada)
Etymology
Back formation from analysis, influenced by French analyser.
Pronunciation
Verb
analyse (third-person singular simple present analyses, present participle analysing, simple past and past participle analysed)
- (transitive) To subject to analysis.
- (transitive) To resolve (anything complex) into its elements.
- (transitive) To separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately.
- (transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyse a fossil substance, to analyse a sentence or a word, or to analyse an action to ascertain its morality.
Usage notes
- According to Fowler the alternative spelling analyze should be avoided since -yse is part of the stem of the word and not an ending.
Derived terms
Translations
to subject to analysis
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Dutch
Pronunciation
anaˈliːzə
Noun
analyse f (plural analyses or analysen, diminutive analysetje)
- analysis (action of taking something apart to study it)
- (mathematics) analysis
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
analyse f (plural analyses)
Related terms
Verb
analyse
- first-person singular present indicative of analyser
- third-person singular present indicative of analyser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of analyser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of analyser
- second-person singular imperative of analyser
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Greek analysis (dissolution), from analyein (unloose), from ana- (up, throughout) + lysis (a loosening).
Pronunciation
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Audio (Standard East Norwegian) (file)
Noun
analyse m (definite singular analysen; indefinite plural analyser; definite plural analysene)
- analysis (action of taking something apart to study it)
- I dag skal vi utføre en analyse av denne prøven.
- Today we are going to do an analysis on this sample.
- Hun kom med en skarpsindig analyse av situasjonen.
- She came up with a shrewd analysis of the situation.
- I dag skal vi utføre en analyse av denne prøven.
Synonyms
- spalting/spaltning, undersøkelse
Antonyms
- syntese
Derived terms
- bokanalayse
- kjemisk analyse
- litterær analyse
- psykoanalyse
- gå i analyse
Related terms
References
- “analyse” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “analyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "analysis"
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Greek analysis (dissolution), from analyein (unloose), from ana- (up, throughout) + lysis (a loosening).
Pronunciation
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Audio (Standard East Norwegian) (file)
Noun
analyse m (definite singular analysen; indefinite plural analysar; definite plural analysane)
- analysis (action of taking something apart to study it)
- I dag skal vi utføre ein analyse av denne prøva.
- Today we are going to do an analysis on this sample.
- Ho kom med ein skarpsindig analyse av situasjonen.
- She came up with a shrewd analysis of the situation.
- I dag skal vi utføre ein analyse av denne prøva.
Synonyms
- spalting, undersøking
Antonyms
- syntese
Derived terms
- bokanalayse
- kjemisk analyse
- litterær analyse
- psykoanalyse
- gå i analyse
Related terms
References
- “analyse” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “analyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
- Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "analysis"