scan through

skæn θruː

scanned through, scanning through

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of scan through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

quick looklook quickly without reading in detail

I scan through the documents before the meeting..

glance over

skim

quick examineexamine quickly for specific information

She scanned through the report to find the key points..

browse

glance through

skim

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Expressions with scan

that line doesn't scan

exp.

seem illogical or not make sense in an argument or statement

If your alibi changed twice, that line doesn't scan.

it does not scan

exp.

does not make sense or is not logical

His explanation is confusing because it does not scan logically.

quick scan

short fast look at something to check main details or problems

Give the report a quick scan before the meeting starts.

body scan

mindfulness practice of scanning the body for sensations

During the meditation session, we did a body scan to relax.

brain scan

medical test that produces detailed pictures of the inside of the brain

The doctor ordered a brain scan to check for internal bleeding.

CT scan

medical test using X-rays to make body images

The doctor ordered a CT scan of her head.

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surf through

technology

quickly browse or scan through something

Examples of scan through in a sentence

He decided to scan through the book before the exam.
He scanned through the emails for urgent messages.
They scanned through the book to find the chapter on whales.

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French:parcourir, survoler, ...
German:überfliegen, ...
Italian:dare un'occhiata veloce, esaminare rapidamente, ...
Spanish:ojear, echar un vistazo a, ...
Portuguese:folhear, passar os olhos por, ...
Chinese:快速浏览, 快速查阅, ...
Japanese:ざっと目を通す, 素早く調べる, ...
Arabic:تَصَفَّحَ, تَفَقَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְרַפְרֵף עַל, לִסְרוֹק, ...
Russian:быстро просмотреть, быстро изучить, ...
Ukrainian:проглядати, шукати інформацію, ...
Hindi:सरसरी निगाह डालना, जल्दी से जांचना, ...
Bengali:চোখ বুলানো, দ্রুত পরীক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:fullejar, examinar ràpidament, ...
Czech:proletět, prohlédnout, ...
Danish:skimme, hurtigt gennemgå, ...
Dutch:doorbladeren, snel doorlezen, ...
Greek:διατρέχω, σκανάρω, ...
Hungarian:átfutni, ...
Khmer:អានក្រឡេកមើល, អានស្ទាបមើល, ...
Korean:훑어보다, 빠르게 훑어보다, ...
Persian:مرور کردن, سریع بررسی کردن, ...
Polish:przejrzeć, przeskanować, ...
Portuguese (BR):passar os olhos, examinar rapidamente, ...
Romanian:a răsfoi, a scana, ...
Swedish:skumma igenom, skanna igenom, ...
Thai:กวาดตา, สแกน, ...
Turkish:göz atmak, hızlıca gözden geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:xem lướt qua, xem nhanh, ...

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