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# scan

verb (scan, scans, scanned, scanning); noun (a scan, scans)

«scan» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To scan means to look quickly over something to find a particular piece of information («scan the page for the date»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#m1)
2. To scan means to look carefully all around an area («scan the horizon»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#m2)
3. To scan a picture or document means to copy it into a computer using a machine called a scanner; a shop scans barcodes to read prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#m3)
4. A scan is a medical picture of the inside of the body, made by a machine («an ultrasound scan»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#m4)
5. A poem scans when its rhythm is correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#m5)

### In the lessons

In reading lessons «scanning» is a skill: moving your eyes quickly to find a key word, name or number, while «skimming» gets the main idea. In everyday life barcodes, QR codes and tickets are scanned. In science and health, hospitals use scans (X-ray, MRI, ultrasound). Phrases: «scan for», «scan the room», «a quick scan», «baby scan».

### Examples

- Scan the text to find the name of the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x1)
- The lifeguard scanned the pool for swimmers in trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x2)
- The checkout girl scanned the barcode. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x3)
- Mum showed us the scan of the new baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x4)
- I scanned my drawing and emailed it to Grandad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x5)
- The doctor sent him for a scan of his knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x6)
- Scan the road both ways before you cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x7)
- Scan the QR code to see the menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x8)
- His keen eyes scanned the wide plain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/#x9)

### Note

Double n before -ed and -ing: «scanned», «scanning». The machine is a «scanner». Trap: scanning (looking for one detail) is different from skimming (getting the general idea).

## In Jewish tradition

In reading lessons «scanning» is a skill: moving your eyes quickly to find a key word, name or number, while «skimming» gets the main idea. In everyday life barcodes, QR codes and tickets are scanned. In science and health, hospitals use scans (X-ray, MRI, ultrasound). Phrases: «scan for», «scan the room», «a quick scan», «baby scan».

### Examples

- This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scan/#x1)

### Note

Double n before -ed and -ing: «scanned», «scanning». The machine is a «scanner». Trap: scanning (looking for one detail) is different from skimming (getting the general idea).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scan.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «scan» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scan» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/scan.html) on Mova free.