Analyze
Coaches replaying death overs, founders staring at churn tables, and economists over spending data all perform the same ritual: breaking a thing into parts to see it clearly.
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To examine something in detail.
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ANA-LYZE: loosen (lyein) a problem upward into pieces you can see.
Examples
Economists analyze spending patterns.
The coach analyzed every over of the death bowling before the final.
She analyzed her sleep data and moved her phone out of the bedroom.
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Etymology
From Greek analyein "to loosen up, dissolve," from ana- "up" + lyein "to loosen." Analysis loosens a thing into its parts.
Usage Notes
The core academic verb across every PTE section: analyze data, analyze trends. In essays it signals method, not opinion.
Real-life contexts
Use at work: "Let us analyze the churn numbers before the review."
Use in study: "Analyze two editorials a week for Mains."
Use in discussion: "The data has been analyzed twice already."
Common Mistakes
Analyze means breaking into parts; do not use it for mere description. American spelling analyze vs British analyse: pick one and stay consistent.
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