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reconnoitered

UK/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtəd/US/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚd/

reconnoitered is the simple past and past participle of reconnoiter.

Meaning of reconnoiter

Verb

reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered)

  1. (US, intransitive, transitive) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
    • Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
    Synonyms:
    scout, survey

See all 2 meanings of reconnoiter

Adjective

reconnoitered (comparative more reconnoitered, superlative most reconnoitered)

  1. Of a region or situation that has been surveyed (especially in a military situation).

Forms of reconnoitered

Verb
alternative formreconnoitred
Adjective
comparativemore reconnoitered
superlativemost reconnoitered

Words formed from reconnoitered

Questions about reconnoitered

What does reconnoitered mean?
Reconnoitered means of a region or situation that has been surveyed (especially in a military situation).
What is reconnoitered the simple past and past participle of?
Reconnoitered is the simple past and past participle of reconnoiter.
What part of speech is reconnoitered?
Reconnoitered is an adjective.
How do you pronounce reconnoitered?
Reconnoitered is pronounced /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtəd/ (UK).

Words near reconnoitered in the dictionary

  1. reconnexions
  2. reconning
  3. reconnoissance
  4. reconnoissances
  5. reconnoiter
  6. reconnoitered
  7. reconnoiterer
  8. reconnoiterers
  9. reconnoitering
  10. reconnoiteringly
  11. reconnoiterings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reconnoitered (page history and authors); reconnoiter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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