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# scout

noun (scout, scouts); verb (scout, scouts, scouted, scouting)

«scout» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scout is a member of a club for young people (Scouts) who go camping, help others and learn skills outdoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#m1)
2. A scout is someone sent ahead to look around and bring back news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#m2)
3. To scout, or scout around, is to look around to find something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#m3)
4. A talent scout looks for good players or performers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school maths: people counted in groups, tents, trips and sales (scouts ÷ per tent, rounding up; boxes of cookies sold). In everyday life: Cubs, Scouts, Girl Scouts, Guides; earning badges, camping, knots. Phrases: «Scout's honour», «go scouting», «scout around», «Boy Scouts», «Girl Scouts».

### Examples

- 24 scouts go camping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x1)
- Each tent holds 4 scouts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x2)
- The scouts sold 60 boxes of cookies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x3)
- How many tents are needed? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x4)
- My brother earned his first-aid badge in Scouts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x5)
- The scout motto is «Be prepared». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x6)
- The captain sent a scout ahead to check the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x7)
- We scouted around for a good place to camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x8)
- Through the long black night the savage scouts wriggle, snake-like, among the grass without stirring a blade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/#x9)

### Note

Capital S for the organisation (Scouts), small s for a person or the action. Maths: people in groups: tents = scouts ÷ per tent, rounding up. Trap: dropping the remainder.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scout/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scout» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scout.html) on Mova free.