Meaning & use
analyzed
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“analyzed” is a form of “analyze”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive
Examined something carefully and in detail to understand its parts, causes or meaning.
Grammar: Takes an object: she analyzed the results.
Patterns
- analyzed something
- analyzed how something works
The team analyzed the survey results before the meeting.
He analyzed the poem line by line.
Researchers analyzed thousands of photographs of the storm.
verbtransitivechemistrytechnical
Tested a substance to find out what it is made of.
Grammar: Scientific use: analyzed a sample.
Patterns
- analyzed a sample
The lab analyzed the water sample for lead.
Technicians analyzed the soil for nutrients.
The blood was analyzed within an hour.
verbtransitiveinformal
Talked through someone's thoughts and feelings in therapy to understand their mind.
Grammar: Often passive: he was analyzed by a psychiatrist.
Patterns
- be analyzed by someone
He was analyzed for years before he felt better.
The therapist analyzed her dreams.
In the film, the hero is analyzed by a doctor.
Common combinations
- carefully analyzed
- The data was carefully analyzed.
- analyzed the data
- The students analyzed the data from the experiment.
- statistically analyzed
- The results were statistically analyzed.
- analyzed in detail
- The contract was analyzed in detail by lawyers.
- analyzed the situation
- She analyzed the situation before deciding.
Synonyms and how they differ
- examined
- Examined is a general word for looking closely and need not break something into parts like analyzed does.
- studied
- Studied suggests learning about something over time, while analyzed focuses on breaking it down.
- evaluated
- Evaluated adds a judgment of quality or value, which analyzed does not necessarily include.
- dissected
- Dissected is more vivid and often figurative, suggesting very detailed picking apart.
Opposites
Word family
- analyze verb
- base form
- analysis noun
- detailed examination
- analyst noun
- a person who analyzes
- analytical adjective
- using careful analysis
- analytic adjective
- relating to analysis
Commonly confused: analyzed or analysed?
analyzed vs analysed
Analysed is the British spelling of the same word, while analyzed is the American spelling.
Practice
Which sentence uses analyzed correctly?
Choose one answer.
Analyze takes a direct object, so no preposition is needed after it. The other options add a preposition that does not belong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “analyzed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.