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- [skout]
- /skaʊt/
- /skaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skout]
- /skaʊt/
Definitions of scouted word
- noun scouted a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering. 1
- noun scouted a person sent out to obtain information. 1
- noun scouted Sports. 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. 1
- noun scouted a talent scout, as in the entertainment field. 1
- noun scouted an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc. 1
- noun scouted (sometimes initial capital letter) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout. 1
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Origin of scouted
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English skowten < Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter (French écouter to listen) < Late Latin ascultāre, Latin auscultāre to listen; see auscultate; (noun) < Middle French escoute, derivative of escouter
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Parts of speech for Scouted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scouted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scouted usage trend in Literature
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verb scouted
- anteceded — Simple past tense and past participle of antecede.
- disbelieved — Simple past tense and past participle of disbelieve.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- ferreted — Simple past tense and past participle of ferret.
- fished — Simple past tense and past participle of fish.
noun scouted
- eagled — Simple past tense and past participle of eagle.
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