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- [skan]
- /skæn/
- /skæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skan]
- /skæn/
Definitions of scan word
- verb with object scan to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page. 1
- verb with object scan to examine the particulars or points of minutely; scrutinize. 1
- verb with object scan to peer out at or observe repeatedly or sweepingly, as a large expanse; survey. 1
- verb with object scan to analyze (verse) as to its prosodic or metrical structure; read or recite (verse) so as to indicate or test the metrical form. 1
- verb with object scan to read (data) for use by a computer or computerized device, especially using an optical scanner. 1
- verb with object scan Television. to traverse (a surface) with a beam of light or electrons in order to reproduce or transmit a picture. 1
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Origin of scan
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English scannen, variant of *scanden < Late Latin scandere to scan verse, Latin: to climb (see ascend)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scan
verb scan
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- behold — If you behold someone or something, you see them.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
noun scan
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- blue book — A blue book is an official government report or register of statistics.
- checkup — A checkup is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
Antonyms for scan
verb scan
- look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
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