nnoun.actexploring in order to gain informationSynset:exploratory survey reconnoitering scouting
Examples:- scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous
Derivationally Related Form:reconnoitrescoutreconnoiter
Hypernyms:reconnaissance reconnaissance mission
Inherited Hypernyms:scoutingreconnaissanceintelligenceinformation gatheringoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionexplore, often with the goal of finding something or somebodySynset:reconnoiter reconnoitre scout
Derivationally Related Form:scoutingreconnaissancescoutscouterreconnoiteringreconnoitring
Hypernyms:observe
Inherited Hypernyms:scoutobservewatch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: scout) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: scout)