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1ˈscan ˌthrough (sth) — phrasal verb same as scan …
2scan — [[t]skæ̱n[/t]] scans, scanning, scanned 1) VERB When you scan written material, you look through it quickly in order to find important or interesting information. [V n] She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers... [V through n] I… …
3scan — scan1 [ skæn ] verb ** ▸ 1 look carefully ▸ 2 read quickly ▸ 3 copy with equipment ▸ 4 photograph inside of something ▸ 5 about poetry 1. ) transitive to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to see a particular person or… …
4scan — I UK [skæn] / US verb Word forms scan : present tense I/you/we/they scan he/she/it scans present participle scanning past tense scanned past participle scanned ** 1) [transitive] to look at something very carefully, because you hope or expect to… …
5scan — 01. Rescue teams are [scanning] the sea for signs of a plane that crashed into the ocean in storms late last night. 02. If you [scan] the article quickly, you will probably get enough information to answer most of the questions. 03. We [scanned]… …
6scan — 1. verb 1) Adam scanned the horizon Syn: scrutinize, examine, study, inspect, survey, search, scour, sweep, look at, stare at, look someone/something up and down, gaze at, eye, watch; contemplate, regard, take stock of …
7scan — scan1 [skæn] v past tense and past participle scanned present participle scanning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(look at)¦ 2¦(read)¦ 3¦(see inside)¦ 4¦(computer)¦ 5¦(poetry)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: scandere, from Latin …
8scan — 1. verb 1) Adam scanned the horizon Syn: study, examine, scrutinize, inspect, survey, search, scour, sweep, watch 2) I scanned the papers Syn: glance through, look through …
9scan — 1 verb scanned, scanning 1 (T) to examine an area carefully, because you are looking for a particular person or thing: He scanned the horizon ahead, but there was no sign of the convoy. (+ for): The police scanned the whole area but found no… …
10scan — [skæn] verb I 1) [T] to look at something very carefully in order to see a particular person or thing Ella scanned the crowd for any sign of Geoff.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to read something very quickly in order to get a general idea of its meaning or to… …
