reconnoiter
To perform a reconnaissanceTo perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
Meaning
1 senses(US)To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
erkunden, auskundschaften, aufklären
разве́дыватьrazvédyvatʹ, разве́датьrazvédatʹ, рекогносци́роватьrekognoscírovatʹ
розві́дуватиrozvíduvaty, розві́датиrozvídaty, рекогносцирува́тиrekohnoscyruváty
- explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Translations
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Origin
From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to rFrom French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).
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Forms
reconnoiters, reconnoitering, reconnoitered, reconnoitered| Base form | reconnoiter · to reconnoiter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | reconnoiters |
| Present participle | reconnoitering |
| Past simple | reconnoitered |
| Past participle | reconnoitered |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody:scoutreconnoitre
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.