| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gaze at, scrutinize |
| Synonyms: | check out, consider, contemplate, eyeball, gape, give the eye, glance at, have a look, inspect, keep eagle eye on, leer, look at, ogle, peruse, regard, rubberneck, scan, size up, stare at, study, survey, take a look, take in, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | look away |
| Main Entry: | go over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | analyze, examine, inspect, investigate, look at, peruse, practice, read, rehearse, reiterate, repeat, revise, riffle through, scan, skim, study, thumb through |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | inquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask; look into |
| Synonyms: | analyze, catechize, examine, explore, feel out, go over, grill, hit, hit up, inspect, interrogate, investigate, knock, probe, prospect, pry, query, question, request information, roast, scrutinize, search, seek, seek information, sift, study, test the waters |
| Antonyms: | answer, respond |
| Main Entry: | inspect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine, check |
| Synonyms: | audit, canvass, case, catechize, check out, clock, eye*, give the once-over, go over, go through, inquire, interrogate, investigate, kick the tires, look over, notice, observe, oversee, probe, question, review, scan, scope, scout, scrutinize, search, study, superintend, supervise, survey, vet, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | investigate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check into thoroughly |
| Synonyms: | be all ears, bug, case*, check out, check over, check up, consider, delve, dig, examine, explore, eyeball, feel out, frisk, give the once over, go into, inquire, inquisite, inspect, interrogate, listen in, look into, look over, look-see, make inquiry, muckrake, nose around, poke, probe, prospect, pry, put to the test, question, read, reconnoiter, research, review, run down, scout, scrutinize, search, sift, spy, stake out, study, tap, wiretap |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
| Main Entry: | learn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire information |
| Synonyms: | apprentice, attain, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, con, crack the books, cram, determine, drink in, enroll, gain, get, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, imbibe, improve mind, lucubrate, major in, master, matriculate, memorize, minor in, peruse, pick up*, pore over, prepare, read, receive, review, soak up, specialize in, study, take course, take in, train in, wade through |
| Notes: | learn means to acquire or gain skill, knowledge or comprehension; teach means to impart skill, knowledge or comprehension to |
| Antonyms: | teach |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine visually |
| Synonyms: | admire, attend, behold, beware, consider, contemplate, eye, feast one's eyes, flash, focus, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glance, glower, goggle, heed, inspect, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, ogle, peep, peer, pore over, read, regard, rubberneck, scan, scout, scrutinize, see, spot, spy, stare, study, survey, take a gander, take in the sights, tend, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, miss, overlook |
| Main Entry: | look into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, research |
| Synonyms: | audit, check out, delve into, dig, examine, explore, follow up, go into, inquire, inspect, investigate, look over, make inquiry, probe, prospect, scrutinize, sift, study |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | learn; become proficient |
| Synonyms: | acquire, beat the game, beat the system, bone up, bury yourself in, comprehend, cram, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, hit the books, learn the ropes, megastudy, pick up, study, swamp*, understand |
| Antonyms: | be ignorant |