prescan

P3R1E1S1C3A1N1

verb

To scan in advance.

OriginEnglish scan ← Middle English scanne ← Latin scandō →
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Meanings

verbprescan (third-person singular simple present prescans, present participle prescanning, simple past and past participle prescanned)

present singular third person prescans · participle present prescanning · participle past prescanned · past prescanned

  1. transitiveTo scan in advance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  10. Proto-Italic*skandō
  11. Latinscandō
  12. Middle Englishscanden
  13. Middle Englishscanne
  14. Englishscan
  15. Englishprescan

From pre- + scan.

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APA

prescan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescan

MLA

“prescan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prescan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prescan.

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