English

Detailed Synonyms for scan in English

scan:

to scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)

  1. to scan
    to explore; to prospect; to scan
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  2. to scan
    to establish; to settle; to colonize; to found; to open up; to ground; to prospect; to develop; to lay the foundations; to explore; to scan; to colonise
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verb (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verb, British
  3. to scan
    to frisk; to explore; to scan
    • frisk verb (frisks, frisked, frisking)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  4. to scan
    – obtain data from magnetic tapes 1
    to read; to scan
    – obtain data from magnetic tapes 1
    • read verb (reads, read, reading)
      • This dictionary can be read by the computer1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  5. to scan
    – read metrically 1
    to scan
    – read metrically 1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
      • scan verses1
  6. to scan
    – make a wide, sweeping search of 1
    to scan
    – make a wide, sweeping search of 1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
      • The beams scanned the night sky1
  7. to scan
    – move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image 1
    to scan
    – move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image 1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  8. to scan
    – examine hastily 1
    to rake; to skim; to scan; to run down; to glance over
    – examine hastily 1
    • rake verb (rakes, raked, raking)
    • skim verb (skims, skimmed, skimming)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
      • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi1
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • glance over verb (glances over, glanced over, glancing over)
  9. to scan
    – examine minutely or intensely 1
    to scan
    – examine minutely or intensely 1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
      • the surgeon scanned the X-ray1
  10. to scan
    – conform to a metrical pattern 1
    to scan
    – conform to a metrical pattern 1
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  11. to scan
    – In facsimile and other optical technologies, to move a light-sensitive device across an image-bearing surface such as a page of text, converting the light and dark areas on the surface to binary digits that can be interpreted by a computer. 2
    to scan
    – In facsimile and other optical technologies, to move a light-sensitive device across an image-bearing surface such as a page of text, converting the light and dark areas on the surface to binary digits that can be interpreted by a computer. 2
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  12. to scan
    – In television and computer display technologies, to move an electron beam across the inner surface of the screen, one line at a time, to light the phosphors that create a displayed image. 2
    to scan
    – In television and computer display technologies, to move an electron beam across the inner surface of the screen, one line at a time, to light the phosphors that create a displayed image. 2
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
  13. to scan
    – To systematically examine files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 2
    to scan
    – To systematically examine files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 2
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)

Conjugations for scan:

present
  1. scan
  2. scan
  3. scans
  4. scan
  5. scan
  6. scan
simple past
  1. scanned
  2. scanned
  3. scanned
  4. scanned
  5. scanned
  6. scanned
present perfect
  1. have scanned
  2. have scanned
  3. has scanned
  4. have scanned
  5. have scanned
  6. have scanned
past continuous
  1. was scanning
  2. were scanning
  3. was scanning
  4. were scanning
  5. were scanning
  6. were scanning
future
  1. shall scan
  2. will scan
  3. will scan
  4. shall scan
  5. will scan
  6. will scan
continuous present
  1. am scanning
  2. are scanning
  3. is scanning
  4. are scanning
  5. are scanning
  6. are scanning
subjunctive
  1. be scanned
  2. be scanned
  3. be scanned
  4. be scanned
  5. be scanned
  6. be scanned
diverse
  1. scan!
  2. let's scan!
  3. scanned
  4. scanning
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

scan

  1. scan

scan [the ~] noun

  1. the scan
    – the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region 1
    the scan
    – the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region 1
    • scan [the ~] noun
      • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars1
  2. the scan
    – an image produced by scanning 1
    the scan; the CAT scan
    – an image produced by scanning 1
    • scan [the ~] noun
      • he analyzed the brain scan1
    • CAT scan [the ~] noun
      • you could see the tumor in the CAT scan1
  3. the scan
    – An image-bearing surface such as a single page or multi-page of text or picture that is passed through a scanner and has become a computer file. 2
    the scan
    – An image-bearing surface such as a single page or multi-page of text or picture that is passed through a scanner and has become a computer file. 2
  4. the scan
    – A systematic examination of files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 2
    the scan
    – A systematic examination of files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria. 2

Related Words for "scan":

  • rescan

Alternate Synonyms for "scan":


Related Definitions for "scan":

  1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region1
    • he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars1
  2. an image produced by scanning1
    • he analyzed the brain scan1
  3. obtain data from magnetic tapes1
  4. read metrically1
    • scan verses1
  5. make a wide, sweeping search of1
    • The beams scanned the night sky1
  6. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image1
  7. examine hastily1
    • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi1
  8. examine minutely or intensely1
    • the surgeon scanned the X-ray1
  9. conform to a metrical pattern1
  10. In facsimile and other optical technologies, to move a light-sensitive device across an image-bearing surface such as a page of text, converting the light and dark areas on the surface to binary digits that can be interpreted by a computer.2
  11. An image-bearing surface such as a single page or multi-page of text or picture that is passed through a scanner and has become a computer file.2
  12. A systematic examination of files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria.2
  13. In television and computer display technologies, to move an electron beam across the inner surface of the screen, one line at a time, to light the phosphors that create a displayed image.2
  14. To systematically examine files or other data to identify content or patterns that meet specific criteria.2

Related Synonyms for scan