scout

1. 1.

   explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

   Synonymsreconnoiterreconnoitre

   Broaderobserve

Other forms of scout

plural

scouts·

past tense

scouted·

present participle

scouting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scout

What does scout mean?

scout means "a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scout?

scout has 1 syllable: scout. In IPA it is /ˈskaʊt/.

What is another word for scout?

Close synonyms include lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scout a common word?

scout is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.