to examine and argue about (a subject)

seeking to find something

the act of examining or being examined; a (usually written) test of knowledge or ability

test, analysis

the process of asking; an investigation

asking; looking into

a thin instrument used by doctors etc for learning about the depth and direction of a wound etc

investigation

(a) detailed study or investigation to discover new facts, get additional information etc

examination, study

to examine carefully (a person, a person's clothes, inside furniture, a place etc) (in order to find a person or thing)

seeking to find something