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1. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scanScan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonym Discussion of Scan. ... scan. 1 of 2 verb. ˈskan . scanned; scanning. 1: to read or mark verses so as to show stress and rhythm. scan poetry. 2. a: to ...

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   SCAN definition: 1. to look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information…. Learn more.

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   [transitive] scan something (of a light, radar, etc.) to pass across an area. Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound. [intransitive, transitive] scan (something) (computing) (of a program) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus. This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses. Topics ...

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. to scrutinize minutely 2. to glance over quickly 3. prosody to read or analyse (verse) according to the rules.... Click for more definitions.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › scan_1scan verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   4 [intransitive, transitive] scan (something) (computing) (of a program) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › scan_vscan, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The earliest known use of the verb scan is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for scan is from 1398, in a translation by John Trevisa, translator. scan is a borrowing from Latin .

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   What is scan verb?

   • Definition of scan verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to look quickly but not very carefully at a document, etc. scan something for something I scanned the list quickly for my name. scan something We quickly scanned the menu.

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   What does scan mean?

   • The meaning of SCAN is to read or mark so as to show metrical structure. How to use scan in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scan.

   Scan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What is the difference between transitive scan and intransitive scan?

   • [transitive] scan something (of a light, radar, etc.) to pass across an area Concealed video cameras scan every part of the compound. [intransitive, transitive] scan (something) (computing) (of a program) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus This software is designed to scan all new files for viruses.

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   What is another word for scan?

   • Some common synonyms of scan are examine, inspect, and scrutinize. While all these words mean "to look at or over," scan implies a surveying from point to point often suggesting a cursory overall observation. When is it sensible to use examine instead of scan?

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   How does a computer scan a picture?

   • If a picture or document is scanned into a computer, a machine passes a beam of light over it to make a copy of it in the computer. If a radar or sonar machine scans an area, it examines or searches it by sending radar or sonar beams over it. The ship's radar scanned the sea ahead. [VERB noun]

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   What is a brain scan?

   • A scan is a medical test in which a machine sends a beam of X-rays over a part of your body in order to check whether your organs are healthy. ...a brain scan. When you scan an area, a group of things, or a piece of writing, you look at it carefully, usually because you are looking for something in particular.

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8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › scanscan | meaning of scan in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   From Longman Business Dictionary scan scan / skæn / verb [transitive] COMMERCE 1 to use a scanner (= special machine with an electronic beam) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc 2 to use a scanner (= piece of computer equipment) to copy words or images from paper onto a computer This program lets people edit photos that have been scanned into a digital form ...