avsöka — meaning in English

English meaning

• scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.

Senses

avsöka is used for these senses in English:

• scan (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]
• scan (transitive) To look about for; to look over quickly. [from 19th C.]

scan — full definition

1. verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
2. verb To examine something closely or systematically, especially using a device or medical equipment.
3. verb To convert a physical document or image into digital form using a scanner.
4. noun The result of a scanning process, especially a medical image.

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