Past tense of scout
regular verb
The past tense of scout is scouted. The past participle is also scouted.
Forms of scout
| Base form (V1) | scout /ˈskaʊ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scouted |
| Past participle (V3) | scouted |
| Present participle | scouting /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | scouts /skaʊts/ |
Meaning of scout
- noun A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- noun An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- noun A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
Questions about the past tense of scout
- What is the past tense of scout?
- The past tense of scout is scouted.
- What is the past participle of scout?
- The past participle of scout is scouted.
- Is scout a regular or irregular verb?
- Scout is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scout (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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