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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scout•ing (skou′ting),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of reconnoitering;
reconnaissance. - the activities of a scout or scouts.
- (often cap.) the program of activities of the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts.
scout′ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scout1 /skaʊt/USA pronunciation n. n. [countable] - a soldier, airplane, etc., sent out to get information about the enemy, such as troop numbers, etc.
- a person sent out to obtain information.
- a person sent out to discover new talent, as in sports or entertainment.
- [sometimes: Scout] a member of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
v. - to act as a scout: [no object]The soldiers went out to scout around.[~ + object]The coach scouted the opposing team and noticed a weakness in their defense.
- to make a search;
hunt:[no object]scouting around for a good restaurant.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scout1 (skout),USA pronunciation n. - a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- a person sent out to obtain information.
- Sport
- a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.
- a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.
- a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.
- an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.
- (sometimes cap.) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.
- Informal Termsa person:He's a good scout.
- British Termsa man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.
v.i. - to act as a scout;
reconnoiter. - to make a search;
hunt. - to work as a talent scout.
v.t. - to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information;
reconnoiter:to scout the enemy's defenses. - to seek;
search for (usually fol. by out or up):to scout up a date for Friday night. - to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually fol. by out or up):Scout out a good book for me to read.
- Middle French escoute, derivative of escouter
- Late Latin ascultāre, Latin auscultāre to listen; see auscultate; (noun, nominal)
- Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter (French écouter to listen)
- (verb, verbal) Middle English skowten 1300–50
- to treat with scorn;
dismiss. - to make fun of;
deride;
mock.
v.i. - to scoff;
jeer.
- Old Norse skūta, skūt abuse, angry words. See shout
- perh. 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈScouting /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ n - the activities, programmes, principles, etc, of the Scout Association
- (as modifier): the international Scouting movement
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scout /skaʊt/ n - a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
- a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
- the act or an instance of scouting
- (esp at Oxford University) a college servant
- informal a fellow or companion
vb - to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information
- (tr; sometimes followed by out or up) to seek
- (intr; followed by about or around) to go in search (for)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French ascouter to listen to, from Latin auscultāre to auscultateˈscouter n scout /skaʊt/ vb - archaic to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old Norse skūta derision |