scan
Definition
- n. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- n. an image produced by scanning
- v. examine minutely or intensely
- v. examine hastily
Word forms
- Present participle
- scanning
- Past tense
- scanned
- Past participle
- scanned
- Third person singular
- scans
Example sentences
n.
I took a quick scan of the newspaper to see the latest headlines.
vt.
The detective had to scan the evidence carefully to find any clues.
vi.
In poetry class, we learned how to scan a poem to identify its rhythm.
n.
The software scan helps organize all the applications on your device.