verb · academic
analyse
/ˈænəlaɪz/AN·a·lyse
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to examine something in detail in order to understand it or discover patterns
Examples
“In the Methods section we analyse survey responses using statistical software.”
“Teachers often analyse students' mistakes to plan targeted revision.”
“The study analyses the impact of urban green spaces on residents' wellbeing.”
Band 8 sentence
“The paper thoroughly analyses longitudinal data to reveal subtle trends that previous cross-sectional studies missed.”
Collocations
- analyse + data/results/transcripts
- carefully analyse
- analyse the causes/effects
Word family
analysis nounanalytical adjectiveanalyst noun
Common mistakes
do analysis→analyse / carry out an analysis
analyse of the data→analyse the data
Say it for a higher band
5look at→6examine→7+analyse
Synonyms
examine
investigate
Easily confused
study
“She studied the paintings for several hours.”
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