Investigate vs Scan - What's the difference?
investigate | scan |
To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
To conduct an inquiry or examination.
* 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
To examine sequentially, part by part.
(computing) To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
To look about for.
(poetry) To fit or conform to a specific meter.
(obsolete) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
An instance of scanning.
The result or output of a scanning process.
As verbs the difference between investigate and scan
is that investigate is to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information while scan is to examine sequentially, part by part.As a noun scan is
an instance of scanning.investigate
English
Verb
(investigat)- to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
- to investigate an unsolved murder
- "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.
Synonyms
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English
Verb
(scann)- He scanned the horizon.
Noun
(en noun)- The operators vacated the room during the scan .
- The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.