analyze
verb
an·a·lyze
ˈa-nə-ˌlīz 
analyzed; analyzing
1
: to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis
2
: to subject to scientific or grammatical analysis
chemically analyze a specimen
analyze a sentence
3
Examples of analyze in a Sentence
While Wroe offers some basic biographical information and quotes copiously from Shelley's writings, she does not tell a chronological story or analyze individual poems.
—
Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2007
They are not doing the math. Doing the math would mean demonstrating that the voters' intuitive judgments are roughly what they would get if they analyzed the likely effects of candidates' policies, and this is a difficult calculation to perform.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2004
Ms. Magazine's online daily weblog, written by Christine Cupaiuolo, analyzes the representation of women in media and popular culture. Here are excerpts from recent postings.
—Ms., Fall 2003
The data was recorded and analyzed by computer.
We took the sample to be chemically analyzed by a lab.
Researchers are busy analyzing the results of the study.
The bacteria were analyzed under a powerful microscope.
Adam Kirsch, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2007
They are not doing the math. Doing the math would mean demonstrating that the voters' intuitive judgments are roughly what they would get if they analyzed the likely effects of candidates' policies, and this is a difficult calculation to perform.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2004
Ms. Magazine's online daily weblog, written by Christine Cupaiuolo, analyzes the representation of women in media and popular culture. Here are excerpts from recent postings.
—Ms., Fall 2003
The data was recorded and analyzed by computer.
We took the sample to be chemically analyzed by a lab.
Researchers are busy analyzing the results of the study.
The bacteria were analyzed under a powerful microscope.
Recent Examples on the Web
Multimodal LLMs, trained with voluminous multimedia data in addition to textual data, have introduced some basics of spatial awareness, and today’s AI can analyze pictures, answer questions about them, and generate hyperrealistic images and short videos.
—Fei-Fei Li, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The scientists analyzed data from an earlier University of Washington study that collected blood samples from polar bears across northern and southern Greenland.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
Co-author and geochemist Ali Pourmand analyzes the lead (Pb) and strontium (Sr) isotopic signatures from burial-site soil samples, using a multi-collector mass spectrometer in the Neptune Isotope Lab at the Rosenstiel School.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
To compile the rankings, DoorDash analyzed its platform data and evaluated restaurants to ensure there was a wide representation of cuisines.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Fei-Fei Li, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
The scientists analyzed data from an earlier University of Washington study that collected blood samples from polar bears across northern and southern Greenland.
—Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025
Co-author and geochemist Ali Pourmand analyzes the lead (Pb) and strontium (Sr) isotopic signatures from burial-site soil samples, using a multi-collector mass spectrometer in the Neptune Isotope Lab at the Rosenstiel School.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
To compile the rankings, DoorDash analyzed its platform data and evaluated restaurants to ensure there was a wide representation of cuisines.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Analyze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analyze. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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analyze
verb
an·a·lyze
ˈan-ᵊl-ˌīz
analyzed; analyzing
: to study or find out the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis
analyzer
noun
Medical Definition
analyze
transitive verb
an·a·lyze
variants
or British analyse
analyzed or British analysed; analyzing or British analysing
1
: to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of by analysis
especially
: to examine by chemical analysis
2
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