āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to scan
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āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to examine something or someone very carefully and thoroughly
Transitive: to scan sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The security guard will scan the bags of passengers before they enter the airport.
āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to quickly read a document or other text without paying attention to details, only to find the information one needs
Transitive: to scan a document or text
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Right now, I am scanning the document for key points.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ¸-āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž
(of a medical device) to take a picture of a body part often using X-rays for detailed examinations by a specialist
Transitive: to scan a body part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The radiologist scanned the patient's spine to look for signs of injury or degeneration.
āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to read or input data using an electronic device, such as a scanner or barcode reader
Transitive: to scan data
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The librarian scanned the book's barcode to check it out to the patron.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to analyze or evaluate verse to ensure it adheres to metrical principles
Transitive: to scan verse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She carefully scanned her sonnet to ensure that each stanza followed the established rhyme scheme.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cause a beam or similar source of light to move across a surface or object
Transitive: to scan a source of light somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The security guard scanned the flashlight across the dark alley to search for intruders.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a poem) to adhere to established metrical principles
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite its irregular rhyme scheme, the poem scans flawlessly.
āĻāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a computer program) to examine applications or digital files in order to detect any viruses or malware
Transitive: to scan digital applications or files
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He scanned the downloaded files before opening them to ensure they were free from viruses.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create a digital form of a picture or a document to store, edit, or view it on a computer
Transitive: to scan a picture or document
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He scanned the contract and emailed it to his lawyer for review.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨, āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž
a medical test during which data is obtained by the images produced using a sensing device that examines organs or regions of the body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She went to the hospital for an MRI scan to check for any abnormalities.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻāĻ°āĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a careful, systematic examination of a specified area or object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The doctor ordered a full-body scan.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
scanner
scan
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
