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scan vs read

read vs scan

scan and read both are nouns.

scan and read both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scan Yes No Yes No
read Yes No Yes No
As verbs, scan and read are synonyms defined as:
  • scan and read: obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
scan (noun) read (noun)
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region something that is read
an image produced by scanning
scan (verb) read (verb)
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources interpret something that is written or printed
read metrically look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
make a wide, sweeping search of interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image make sense of a language
examine hastily be a student of a certain subject
examine minutely or intensely obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
conform to a metrical pattern to hear and understand
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
have or contain a certain wording or form
Difference between scan and read

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