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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

  1. verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
  2. verb To matter or be of significance.
  3. noun The total reached by counting; a tally.
  4. noun A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a baron in some European countries.

peer — full definition

  1. noun Someone of the same rank, age, or status as another person.
  2. verb To look closely or with difficulty, as if trying to see something unclear.
  3. noun A member of the nobility holding a title such as duke, earl, or baron.

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