Vocabulary
훑어보다
scan, look over
Meaning
Verb 훑어보다: scan or look over by sweeping one’s gaze across.
Why this form?
살펴보다 — examine carefully: focuses more on detailed inspection; 훑어보다 scans across the whole.
Forms not to confuse
살펴보다
상처를 자세히 살펴봤어요. — I examined the wound closely.
Examples
저희가 1층을 다 훑어봤는데, — We looked over the entire first floor.
신문을 빨리 훑어봤어요. — I quickly scanned the newspaper.