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reconnoitre
reconnoitre (ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə) or reconnoitervb (Military) to survey or inspect (an enemy's position, region of land, etc); make a reconnaissance (of)n (Military) the act or process of reconnoitring; a reconnaissance[C18: from obsolete French reconnoître to inspect, explore; see recognize] ˌreconˈnoitrer, ˌreconˈnoiterer nre•con•noi•ter (ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə-) v.t. 1. to inspect, observe, or survey (an enemy position, strength, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes. 2. to examine or survey (a region, area, etc.) for engineering, geological, or other purposes. v.i. 3. to make a reconnaissance. [1700–10; < French reconnoître (now obsolete) to explore, Middle French reconoistre. See recognize] reconnoitre Past participle: reconnoitred Gerund: reconnoitring
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reconnoitre | reconnoitre |
Present |
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I reconnoitre | you reconnoitre | he/she/it reconnoitres | we reconnoitre | you reconnoitre | they reconnoitre |
Preterite |
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I reconnoitred | you reconnoitred | he/she/it reconnoitred | we reconnoitred | you reconnoitred | they reconnoitred |
Present Continuous |
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I am reconnoitring | you are reconnoitring | he/she/it is reconnoitring | we are reconnoitring | you are reconnoitring | they are reconnoitring |
Present Perfect |
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I have reconnoitred | you have reconnoitred | he/she/it has reconnoitred | we have reconnoitred | you have reconnoitred | they have reconnoitred |
Past Continuous |
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I was reconnoitring | you were reconnoitring | he/she/it was reconnoitring | we were reconnoitring | you were reconnoitring | they were reconnoitring |
Past Perfect |
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I had reconnoitred | you had reconnoitred | he/she/it had reconnoitred | we had reconnoitred | you had reconnoitred | they had reconnoitred |
Future |
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I will reconnoitre | you will reconnoitre | he/she/it will reconnoitre | we will reconnoitre | you will reconnoitre | they will reconnoitre |
Future Perfect |
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I will have reconnoitred | you will have reconnoitred | he/she/it will have reconnoitred | we will have reconnoitred | you will have reconnoitred | they will have reconnoitred |
Future Continuous |
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I will be reconnoitring | you will be reconnoitring | he/she/it will be reconnoitring | we will be reconnoitring | you will be reconnoitring | they will be reconnoitring |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been reconnoitring | you have been reconnoitring | he/she/it has been reconnoitring | we have been reconnoitring | you have been reconnoitring | they have been reconnoitring |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been reconnoitring | you will have been reconnoitring | he/she/it will have been reconnoitring | we will have been reconnoitring | you will have been reconnoitring | they will have been reconnoitring |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been reconnoitring | you had been reconnoitring | he/she/it had been reconnoitring | we had been reconnoitring | you had been reconnoitring | they had been reconnoitring |
Conditional |
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I would reconnoitre | you would reconnoitre | he/she/it would reconnoitre | we would reconnoitre | you would reconnoitre | they would reconnoitre |
Past Conditional |
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I would have reconnoitred | you would have reconnoitred | he/she/it would have reconnoitred | we would have reconnoitred | you would have reconnoitred | they would have reconnoitred | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | reconnoitre - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebodyreconnoiter, scoutobserve - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" |
reconnoitreverb inspect, investigate, make a reconnaissance (of), see how the land lies, case (slang), survey, observe, explore, patrol, scan, scout, scrutinize, recce (slang), spy out, get the lie of the land I left a sergeant in charge and rode forward to reconnoitre.Translationsreconnoitre (American) reconnoiter (rekəˈnoitə) verb to make a reconnaissance of (land, enemy troops etc). 偵察 侦察 EncyclopediaSeereconnaissancereconnoitre
Synonyms for reconnoitreverb inspectSynonyms- inspect
- investigate
- make a reconnaissance (of)
- see how the land lies
- case
- survey
- observe
- explore
- patrol
- scan
- scout
- scrutinize
- recce
- spy out
- get the lie of the land
Synonyms for reconnoitreverb explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebodySynonymsRelated Words |