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Meaning of
scan
in English
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Plural
scans
Past Tense
scanned
Participle Verb
scanning
Third Person Singular
scans
Definitions
Noun
careful
examination
or
reading
;
investigation
detailed
analysis
;
thorough
review
The
team
will
conduct
a
scan
of
the
market
to
identify
trends
.
Verb
to
look
over
quickly
;
glance
around
The
security
guard
will
scan
the
area
for
any
suspicious
activity
.
to
create
a
digital
image
copy
;
using
a
scanner
She
needs
to
scan
the
document
and
send
it
to
the
client
via
email
.
examine
carefully
or
critically
;
scrutinize
The
doctor
will
scan
the
patient's
test
results
to
look
for
any
abnormalities
.
inspect
or
analyze
(
data
,
files
,
etc
.)
The
researcher
will
scan
the
data
to
identify
patterns
.
create
an
image
using
a
scanner
The
office
staff
will
scan
the
documents
and
save
them
digitally
.
read
with
an
electronic
device
The
librarian
will
scan
the
barcode
on
the
book
to
check
it
out
.
Compounds / Phrases
prescan
scannings
photoscan