genomsöka — meaning in English

English meaning

• scan verb To look over something quickly, often searching for particular information.
• scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
• search verb To look carefully in order to find someone or something.

Senses

genomsöka is used for these senses in English:

• scan (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely. [from 16th C.]
• scour (transitive) To search an area thoroughly.

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.

scour — full definition

1. verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.
2. verb To search an area or source thoroughly for something.
3. noun A channel or hollow cut into the ground by fast-moving water.

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