escrutar
/eskɾuˈtaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- escruto
- preterite (yo)
- escruté
- past participle
- escrutado
Meaning
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to scrutinise
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Escrutó el horizonte.
He scanned the horizon.
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Similar words
escrutar and escudriñar are close synonyms for "to scrutinize, examine closely," interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
perscrutar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scrutinise."
Practice
1 What does escrutar mean?
to scrutinise
2 Which fingerprint chart matches escrutar?
escrutar: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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