What (who) is pan - definition
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PAN; Panning; Pannning; Pan (astronomy); Pan (Norwegian film); Pan (disambiguation); PAN (disambiguation); Pan-; Pan (film); Panning (disambiguation)
PAN
Personal Area Networking [Additional explanations: profile] (Reference: Bluetooth)
pan
(pans, panning, panned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A pan is a round metal container with a long handle, which is used for cooking things in, usually on top of a cooker or stove.
Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.
= saucepan
N-COUNT
2.
If something such as a film or a book is panned by journalists, they say it is very bad. (INFORMAL)
His first high-budget movie, called 'Brain Donors', was panned by the critics.
= slate
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
3.
If you pan a film or television camera or if it pans somewhere, it moves slowly round so that a wide area is filmed.
The camera panned along the line of players...
A television camera panned the stadium...
VERB: V prep/adv, V n
4.
If someone pans for gold, they use a shallow metal container to try to find small pieces of gold from a river.
People came westward in the 1800s to pan for gold...
Every year they panned about a ton and a half of gold.
VERB: V for n, V n
PAN
Personal Account Number
Pronunciation examples for pan
1. pan.
Talking with My Mouth Full _ Gail Simmons _ Talks at Google
2. Pan.
Life, Animated _ Ron Suskind _ Talks at Google
3. or pan or frying pan or whatever.
Vegetables on Fire _ Brooke Lewy _ Talks at Google
4. And his name was Pan or Pan--
The Road to Sparta _ Dean Karnazes + More _ Talks at Google
5. cold pan.
Refugee Chef's Stories & Recipes _ James Syhabout _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of pan
1. Pan–roasted: Heat a heavy sauté pan for one minute.
2. This is not a pan–Arab initiative, but a pan–Islamo–Arab initiative.
3. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 7, 2006 PAN AMERICAN DAY AND PAN AMERICAN WEEK, 2006 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During Pan American Day and Pan American Week, we honor the commitment to liberty and common values we share with our Pan American neighbors.
4. He invented the LaMagna Lasagna Pan –– a square pan the exact length of a lasagna noodle –– but it bombed.
5. Sprinkle a few drops of water on the pan; if they sizzle, the pan is ready to use.