scan

English

/skæn/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
  • (transitive) To look about for; to look over quickly.
  • (computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
  • (computing) To read with an electronic device.
  • (obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  • (poetry) To read or mark so as to show a specific meter.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scannen (mark off verse to show metrical structure) derived from Latin scandere (climb, clim, ascend).

Origin

Latin

scandere

Gloss

climb, clim, ascend

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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