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scan

/skæn/noun, verb1 syllable

Scan means: examine hastily.

Synonyms for scan7

noun, as in an image produced by scanning

CAT scan

verb, as in examine hastily

skim, rake, glance over, run down

verb, as in obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

also used for scan

perusal

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does scan mean?9

verb

1

examine hastily“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

2

obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources“This dictionary can be read by the computer”

3

examine minutely or intensely“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”

4

make a wide, sweeping search of“The beams scanned the night sky”

5

conform to a metrical pattern

6

move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

7

read metrically“scan verses”

noun

1

an image produced by scanning“he analyzed the brain scan”

2

the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scan?25

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Scan in a sentence

  • Ziri needs to scan the room, then determine his actions from there.Amastan
  • My laser printer can also scan an image.mervert1
  • I'll perform a full scan of the system.Eccles17
  • Scan the area for me to see if there are any snakes.mutskt
  • He took a few minutes to scan the shop.Nuel
  • Tomorrow, a CT-scan of my intestines will be made.Tom9358
  • Sami did a quick scan of the room and saw Layla.OsoHombre
  • Lukas suggested performing a cat scan on Rima.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of scan

as a noun

plural
scans

as a verb

past tense
scanned
present participle
scanning
third-person singular
scans