reconnoitre

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
2. (obsolete) To recognise.

Noun

An act or instance of reconnoitring.

Concepten

verspieden

verkennen

navorsen

navorsing

Synoniemen

reconnoiter

scout

spy

observe

survey

inspect

probe

ask

reconnoiter

cruise

determine

enquire

inquire

patrol

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

Etymologie (Engels)

From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.