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scan in Malay

mengimbas

UK/skæn/

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British/skan/

scan in Malay: mengimbas, pengimbasan, imbasan. In English, scan means to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.

Malay words for scan

create an image of something with the use of a scanner
mengimbas
instance of scanning
pengimbasan
result or output of a scanning process
imbasan

English meaning of scan

  1. verb To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
  2. verb To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.
  3. verb To look about for; to look over quickly.
  4. verb To perform lexical analysis; to tokenize.

Full definition of scan

scan in a sentence

  • She scanned the passage carefully but could not find what she was looking for.
  • He scanned the horizon.
  • to scan the hard drive for errors

Synonyms of scan

scan in other languages

Questions about scan in Malay

What is the meaning of scan in Malay?
Scan in Malay is mengimbas, pengimbasan, imbasan.
Apakah maksud scan dalam bahasa Melayu?
Scan: mengimbas, pengimbasan, imbasan.
What does scan mean in English?
Scan means to examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.

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