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Synonyms for SCAN
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. scan

    To see is simply to become conscious of an object of vision; to look is to make a conscious and direct endeavor to see. To behold is to fix the sight and the mind with distinctness and consideration upon something that has come to be clearly before the eyes. We may look without seeing, as in pitch-darkness, and we may see without looking, as in case of a flash of lightning. To gaze is to look intently, long, and steadily upon an object. To glance is to look casually or momentarily. To stare is to look with a fixed intensity such as is the effect of surprise, alarm, or rudeness. To scan is to look at minutely, to note every visible feature. To inspect is to go below the surface, uncover, study item by item. View and survey are comprehensive, survey expressing the greater exactness of measurement or estimate. Watch brings in the element of time and often of wariness; we watch for a movement or change, a signal, the approach of an enemy, etc. Compare APPEAR.

    Synonyms:
    behold, contemplate, descry, discern, gaze, glance, inspect, look, regard, see, stare, survey, view, watch

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. scannoun

    the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region

    "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

  2. scan, CAT scanverb

    an image produced by scanning

    "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

    Synonyms:
    scan

  3. scanverb

    examine minutely or intensely

    "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

    Synonyms:
    skim, rake, read, run down, glance over

  4. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run downverb

    examine hastily

    "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

    Synonyms:
    plane, run over, conk out, play out, scan, graze, sap, skim off, skim, skitter, crease, run down, poop out, run out, peter out, exhaust, glance over, check out, cream, rake, cream off, read, skip, skim over, tire

  5. scanverb

    make a wide, sweeping search of

    "The beams scanned the night sky"

    Synonyms:
    skim, rake, read, run down, glance over

  6. scanverb

    conform to a metrical pattern

    Synonyms:
    skim, rake, read, run down, glance over

  7. scanverb

    move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

    Synonyms:
    skim, rake, read, run down, glance over

  8. scanverb

    read metrically

    "scan verses"

    Synonyms:
    skim, rake, read, run down, glance over

  9. read, scanverb

    obtain data from magnetic tapes

    "This dictionary can be read by the computer"

    Synonyms:
    take, run down, glance over, translate, say, study, show, skim, scan, understand, register, learn, rake, read, record, interpret

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. scanverb

    Synonyms:
    recite metrically, divide into feet

  2. scanverb

    Synonyms:
    scrutinize, examine, investigate, sift, inquire into, look into

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How to use SCAN in a sentence?

  1. Orly Avitzur:

    If a patient requests [a CT scan] and a doctor says no, it could be a good starting point for a conversation.

  2. Ed Daley:

    Surfing is good for the soul, worries seems to drift away as you scan the horizon for the next wave.

  3. Alma Faz:

    I'm in a wheelchair, post-amputation, having a CT scan, and it came to me that this is what I want to do, and this is where I want to do it, everybody was very caring and had a common goal for me. And so you can't put a price on that.

  4. Dorie Clark:

    Scan the horizon and look for opportunities and for gaps in what your company is doing compared to what it could be doing, and make suggestions and offer to lead a committee to look into this... the act of suggesting marks you as a leader.

  5. Andy Murray:

    I had the( shoulder) problem in Abu Dhabi couple of days ago and haven't had much time to serve after that. We flew straight from there and arrived yesterday, it doesn't really make sense for a right-handed player to have a problem with their left arm. So I am not sure exactly what it was and I had a scan in Abu Dhabi and that was all clear.


Translations for SCAN

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  • تمعن, محص, مسح ضوئياArabic
  • escandir, escorcollar, escanejarCatalan, Valencian
  • skenovatCzech
  • skandieren, abtasten, einscannen, Abtastung, ScanGerman
  • ανιχνεύω, εξετάζω, διερευνώ, σαρώνωGreek
  • skaniEsperanto
  • escanear, escandirSpanish
  • skännima, otsimaEstonian
  • tutkia, silmäillä, skannata, tähyilläFinnish
  • scannériser, fouiller, scander, numériser, scannerFrench
  • սկանավորելArmenian
  • ScanIndonesian
  • skandarIdo
  • scannerizzare, scrutare, scandireItalian
  • スキャンするJapanese
  • 스캔하다Korean
  • mātaiMāori
  • mengimbasMalay
  • afspeuren, scannen, scanderenDutch
  • escandir, escanear, varredura, varrerPortuguese
  • scanare, numerizare, scaneriza, cerceta, a baleia imaginea, scana, scruta, numeriza, sonda, explora, scanat, scanerizareRomanian
  • скандировать, сканировать, разглядыватьRussian
  • läsa in, skannaSwedish
  • taramak, taratmakTurkish

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