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What is the verb for reconnaissance?

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reconnoitre
  1. (transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
  2. (obsolete) To recognise.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. inspect, survey, explore, examine, recce, scout, investigate, scrutinise, scrutinize, case, scan, observe, patrol, recon, quarter, check out, spy out, scout out, take stock of, make a reconnaissance of, take a look at, make a recce of, suss out, make an observation of, make a survey of, see how the land lies, case the joint, take a shufti round, find out the lie of the land, get the lie of the land, study, probe, reconnoiter, prospect, see, view, search, seek, review, eyeball, sift, look at, stake out, tour, watch, regard, eye, spot, contemplate, spy … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “After interrogation it was discovered that their mission had been to reconnoitre the base for an attack within 72 hours.”
reconnoiter
  1. (transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. explore, examine, inspect, survey, search, probe, scout, investigate, spy, watch, look, patrol, look out, keep an eye out, case, recce, nose around, prospect, scrutinize, study, stake out, scan, scrutinise, check out, vet, look over, look at, check over, take stock of, analyze, seek, analyse, scrutinate, canvass, reconnoitre, review, evaluate, eyeball, audit, sift, pore over, weigh up, poke around, research, give the once-over, give the once over, scope out, check up, look at carefully, subject to an examination … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The detective decided to reconnoiter the crime scene in order to gather crucial evidence.”
reconnoitered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of reconnoiter
  2. Synonyms:
      3. explored, examined, inspected, surveyed, searched, probed, scouted, investigated, spied, watched, looked, patrolled, looked out, kept an eye out, nosed around, sought, scanned, staked out, reconned, cased, recce'd, recced, looked around, scouted out, scouted around, hunted, prospected, skirred, reconnoitred, run reconnaissance, looked for, set eyes on, tracked down, researched, scrutinized, observed, stagged, scoured, scrutinised, studied, spotted, sought out, discovered, spied out, poked around, checked out, found out the lie of the land, quested, looked out for, foraged … more
reconnoitring
  1. present participle of reconnoitre
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inspecting, surveying, exploring, examining, recceing, scouting, investigating, scrutinising, scrutinizing, casing, scanning, observing, patrolling, reconning, quartering, checking out, spying out, scouting out, taking stock of, making a reconnaissance of, taking a look at, making a recce of, sussing out, making an observation of, making a survey of, seeing how the land lies, casing the joint, taking a shufti round, finding out the lie of the land, getting the lie of the land, traversing, touring, ranging over, seeking, probing, reconnoitering, spying, studying, watching, spotting, tracking down, staking out, setting eyes on, having a look-see, scouting around, rustling up, making a reconnaissance, taking in, looking around, running reconnaissance … more
reconnoitering
  1. present participle of reconnoiter
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exploring, examining, inspecting, surveying, searching, probing, scouting, investigating, spying, watching, looking, patrolling, looking out, keeping an eye out, nosing around, seeking, scanning, staking out, reconning, casing, recceing, looking around, scouting out, scouting around, hunting, prospecting, skirring, reconnoitring, tracking down, running reconnaissance, looking for, researching, scouring, scrutinizing, seeking out, discovering, stagging, pioneering, canvasing, giving the once-over, ferreting, ferreting out, giving something a going-over, questing, foraging, rummaging, sifting, going over with a fine-tooth comb, combing, digging … more
recon
  1. (chiefly US, military slang) reconnoiter.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. recce, explore, patrol, reconnoitre, reconnoiter, watch, look, look out, examine, case, scout, inspect, survey, investigate, scan, observe, scrutinize, check out, spy out, scout out, spy, make a reconnaissance of, scrutinise, take a look at, suss out, make a survey of, make a recce of, case the joint, take a shufti round, see how the land lies, nose around, find out the lie of the land, look for, quarter, research, take stock of, search, make an observation of, get the lie of the land, stag, poke around, seek, probe, study, spot, track down, stake out, look around, scout around, run reconnaissance … more
reconnoitres
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reconnoitre
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inspects, surveys, explores, examines, recces, scouts, investigates, scrutinises, scrutinizes, cases, scans, observes, patrols, recons, quarters, checks out, spies out, scouts out, takes stock of, makes a reconnaissance of, takes a look at, makes a recce of, susses out, makes an observation of, makes a survey of, sees how the land lies, cases the joint, takes a shufti round, finds out the lie of the land, gets the lie of the land, tours, traverses, ranges over, seeks, probes, reconnoiters, watches, spies, studies, spots, tracks down, stakes out, noses around, looks for, scouts around, searchs for, rustles up, looks around, sets eyes on, runs reconnaissance … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “From their reconnoitres of the base, they knew that meant the coast was clear.”
      “Efnisien, suspecting a trick, reconnoitres the hall and kills the warriors by crushing their heads inside the bags.”
      “I shall be very much surprised, however, if it still so when he reconnoitres it this evening.”
reconnoiters
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reconnoiter
  2. Synonyms:
      3. explores, examines, inspects, surveys, searches, probes, scouts, investigates, spies, watches, looks, patrols, looks out, keeps an eye out, noses around, seeks, scans, stakes out, recons, cases, recces, looks around, scouts around, scouts out, hunts, prospects, skirrs, reconnoitres, looks for, runs reconnaissance, tracks down, researches, scours, scrutinizes, seeks out, discovers, stags, forages, gives something a going-over, ferrets, burrows, digs, looks up and down, goes over with a fine-tooth comb, quests, canvases, combs, ferrets out, sifts, gives something a look-see … more
reconnoitred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of reconnoitre
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inspected, surveyed, explored, examined, recced, recce'd, scouted, investigated, scrutinised, scrutinized, cased, scanned, observed, patrolled, reconned, quartered, checked out, spied out, scouted out, took stock of, taken stock of, made a reconnaissance of, took a look at, taken a look at, made a recce of, sussed out, made an observation of, made a survey of, saw how the land lies, seen how the land lies, cased the joint, took a shufti round, taken a shufti round, found out the lie of the land, got the lie of the land, probed, searched, sought, reconnoitered, prospected, sifted, toured, studied, reviewed, hunted, skirred, tracked down, dug, staked out, looked around … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The crossing had to be carefully reconnoitred and the landing place chosen with care.”
      “They reconnoitred and calmly informed control what was needed.”
      “In autumn 1809 he reconnoitred the area between Lisbon, Torres Vedras, the Atlantic coast, and the river Tagus accompanied by Col Richard Fletcher, his chief engineer.”
reconned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of recon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. recced, recce'd, explored, patrolled, reconnoitred, reconnoitered, watched, looked, looked out, examined, cased, scouted, inspected, surveyed, investigated, scanned, observed, scrutinized, checked out, spied out, scouted out, spied, made a reconnaissance of, scrutinised, sussed out, made a survey of, made a recce of, cased the joint, found out the lie of the land, looked for, nosed around, set eyes on, sought, probed, researched, studied, spotted, quartered, searched, tracked down, took a look at, taken a look at, staked out, stagged, made an observation of, looked around, seen how the land lies, run reconnaissance, looked out for, searched for … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the past few days they had reconned the entire lower portion of the east face.”
      “He reconned a pool in York, Pennsylvania, and knew lots of spots in Jersey and New York City for us to skate.”
      “It seems they are concerned that their fortification is being, in some way, reconned for further attack.”
reconning
  1. present participle of recon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. recceing, exploring, patrolling, reconnoitring, reconnoitering, watching, looking, looking out, examining, casing, scouting, inspecting, surveying, investigating, scanning, observing, scrutinizing, checking out, spying out, scouting out, spying, making a reconnaissance of, scrutinising, taking a look at, sussing out, making a survey of, making a recce of, casing the joint, taking a shufti round, seeing how the land lies, finding out the lie of the land, nosing around, looking for, quartering, researching, taking stock of, searching, making an observation of, getting the lie of the land, stagging, poking around, seeking, probing, studying, spotting, tracking down, staking out, looking around, setting eyes on, having a look-see … more
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