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Analyze is to look closely at and try to understand the details of something. When we analyze a problem or situation, we break it down into its parts.

When people talk about analyzing, they usually mean breaking things down to figure out what's going on and how to solve them. For example, in work meetings, someone might say, "Can you help me analyze this data?" meaning they want the other person to explain it and point out any important details. In science classes, students often have to analyze experiments, which means looking closely at what happened and trying to understand why. When we're reading a book or watching a movie, analyzing is when we think about the characters' motivations and how their actions fit into the story.