scan
Translation
to scan, to skim, to examine
Examples
She scanned the document into the computer.
She scanned the document into the computer.
He scanned the crowd for his friend.
He scanned the crowd for his friend.
The doctor will scan her brain tomorrow.
The doctor will scan her brain tomorrow.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to look at (sth.) carefully or quickly She scanned the list of names.
((for sth.)) to look for (sth.) He scanned the horizon for ships.
Similar Words
Synonyms: browse, skim, survey, examine
Etymology
From Latin 'scandere' (to climb), which came to mean analysing verse.
Memory Tips
Imagine a scanner's light 'climbing' up the page as it works.