to scan
127
2.7
- verb
- /skæn/
:
ojear
- I can quickly scan the page to find the information I need.
- scan the text
- skim and scan
- scan the page
Also you shouldn't aggressively try to scan people in any way.
- Also you shouldn't aggressively try to scan people in any way.
- They're always scanning the room and determining where the threats lie.
- So I'm I'm scanning through it real quick to see if girl really died.
- So I like to like, scan and forgive.
Examples
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I can quickly scan through and see who it was.
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Inside, she began walking and scanning the crowd, looking for her tall younger brother.
Fiction book (1990) -
I never actually read my whole stream, but I do scan it at different points during the day.
Academic text (2011) -
I need you to scan forward 500 meters and make sure the area is clear.
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Users can mark favorite screens or scan through all the screens in the app.
Academic text (2015) -
John spends more time than the average adult scanning the environment for information.
Academic text (2000) -
From a stationary position, the user can visually scan the surroundings and gain information about objects.
Academic text (1996) -
Generally, skilled performers are capable of visually scanning their surroundings quickly and efficiently.
Academic text (1995) -
When the professor handed out the test, she scanned it and saw that her nightmare was unfounded.
Academic text (1994) -
RICHARD: During totality, I remember scanning the horizon at a complete ring of peculiar twilight.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.3
To look at something to check it or find information
∞
2.5
To look at or test something to learn more about it
412
1.3
To check something carefully, for example an essay or a machine
357
1.0
To look at something carefully
299
1.5
To look quickly at someone or something
150
2.0
Look quickly at someone or something
18
5.4
To look carefully at a place or person to get information before you act
18
3.2
Look at something quickly without reading it carefully
16
6.3
To look quickly through something to find an item or fact
10
8.2
To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about
4
4.8
To quickly say the main points
1
3.8
To read quickly without looking at details
1
2.7
Read something quickly without looking at details
Compounds
- Specialized
42
3.2
A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays
- Specialized
26
3.2
A medical test using X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the inside of the body
- Specialized
A scan that uses sound waves to make a picture of the back of the eye
- Archaic
A screen divided into top and bottom halves that update at the same time to work faster
- Specialized
An ultrasound test that measures the length of the eyeball before eye surgery
- Specialized
A way to identify a person by using a machine that reads the patterns on their fingertip
How Careful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scan (sense 3): To scan a room or a page means to look quickly as your eyes move across the space, and the word traces back to Latin scandere 'to climb', which helps you remember that scanning is moving your view step by step to find something.