Definitions
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Word origin
From Middle English scout, scoult, from Old French escoute (“action of listening”), verbal noun from escouter (“to listen, heed”), from Latin auscultō (“to listen”). The verb comes from the noun.
Used in a sentence
“while the rat is on the scout”
“At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.”
“A scout topogram is initially performed during continuous table motion, generating an anatomic overview image similar to a conventional radiograph at the locked projection.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Look ahead”5 letters
02“Search ahead”5 letters
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