escanear
/eskaneˈaɾ/
To scan in Spanish is escanear.
The verb escanear is used to describe the act of creating a digital image of a physical object using a scanner.
Meaning: create an image of something with the use of a scanner (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The gerund form is escaneando (scanning). If you want to say you scanned something in the past, use the first-person singular preterite escaneé (I scanned). To express the future, use escanearé (I will scan). The past participle is escaneado, and the imperative form is escanea.
How do you pronounce it?
/eskaneˈaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word escanear shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'scan', both tracing back to the concept of climbing or ascending through the Latin 'scandere'.
- In a medical context, a 'scan' or 'CT scan' is not called an escaneo but is typically referred to as a tomografía or TAC.
- The suffix -ear used in escanear often appears in Spanish verbs adopted from English, such as tuitear for 'to tweet' or googlear for 'to google'.
Examples in context
- Necesito escanear estos documentosI need to scan these documents
- He escaneado el contrato y lo he enviado por correo electrónico.I have scanned the contract and sent it via email.
- Escanea esta página para obtener más información.Scan this page for more information.
- Necesito escanear este documento.I need to scan this document.
- Necesito escanear este documento ahora.I need to scan this document now.
- ¿Puedes escanear las fotos para mí?Can you scan the photos for me?
- Voy a escanear el contrato para enviarlo.I am going to scan the contract to send it.
Example conversation
At the office, Elena asks Daniel for help with a document.
- ElenaDaniel, ¿puedes escanear este papel?Daniel, can you scan this paper?
- DanielSí, Elena, lo haré enseguida.Yes, Elena, I will do it right away.
- ElenaGracias, lo necesito para el informe.Thank you, I need it for the report.
- DanielNo hay problema, ya terminé de escanearlo.No problem, I have already finished scanning it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scan” translations and entries escanear, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries escanear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
