scan

/skæn/ verb [T] (present participle scanning, past tense and past participle scanned)

Translation

EXAMINE › to examine something with a machine that can see inside an object or body

aletle taramak

Airports use X-ray machines to scan luggage for weapons.6101110

COMPUTER › to use a piece of equipment that copies words or pictures from paper into a computer

resim ve yazıları bilgisayara aktarmak için taramak

to scan photos into a computer1398

LOOK › to look around an area quickly to try to find a person or thing

iyice incelemek, inceden inceye araştırmak

She scanned the crowd for a familiar face.1081

READ ( also scan through) › to quickly read a piece of writing to understand the main meaning or to find a particular piece of information

hızlıca okumak/göz gezdirmek

I scanned the travel brochures looking for a cheap holiday.10811189

(Definition of scan verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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