escrutar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- count verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
- peer noun Someone of the same rank, age, or status as another person.
- scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
- scrutinize verb To examine something closely and critically, looking for detail, error or hidden meaning.
- tally verb To count or add up a total.
Senses
escrutar is used for these senses in English:
- count (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- go over (transitive, idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
- peer (intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- scan (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]
- scrutinize (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
- tally (transitive) To count something.
count — full definition
- verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
- verb To matter or be of significance.
- noun The total reached by counting; a tally.
- noun A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a baron in some European countries.
peer — full definition
- noun Someone of the same rank, age, or status as another person.
- verb To look closely or with difficulty, as if trying to see something unclear.
- noun A member of the nobility holding a title such as duke, earl, or baron.