reconnoitre

[US]/ˌrɛkə'nɔɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. spejde, udforske
Word Forms
Present Participlereconnoitring
Third Person Singularreconnoitres
Past Tensereconnoitred
Past Participlereconnoitred

Example Sentences

a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp.

en nattlig rekognoscering af lejren.

they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing.

De spejdede stranden nogle uger før landingen.

The Emperor detached Domon's division of light cavalry to reconnoitre in that quarter.

Kejseren udstationerede Domons division af let kavalleri for at spejde i det kvarter.

Real-world Examples

I shall reconnoitre and soon find out.

Jeg vil spejde ud og snart finde ud af det.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

He went to reconnoitre the situation and find out the weight of the ladder.

Han gik for at spejde ud på situationen og finde ud af vægten af stigen.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

Venn resolved to reconnoitre somewhat carefully the lonely road which led along the vale from Wildeve's dwelling to Clym's house at Alderworth.

Venn besluttede at spejde ud på den ensomme vej, der førte langs dalen fra Wildeves hjem til Clym's hus i Alderworth, ret forsigtigt.

Source: Returning Home

On one occasion our dogs barked as she approached, which aroused Epps, and induced him to reconnoitre the premises.

En gang var vores hunde højlydt, da hun nærmede sig, hvilket vækkede Epps, og fik ham til at spejde ud på ejendommen.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

Plainly this lay no longer in the direction of his inn; but the hope of a little more light tempted him forward to reconnoitre.

Tydeligt var det ikke længere i retning af hans kro; men håbet om lidt mere lys fristede ham til at gå frem og spejde ud.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

At length the Marquis grew impatient: Beginning to fear that his second attempt would succeed no better than the first, He proposed to reconnoitre the Convent.

Til sidst blev markis utålmodig: Da han begyndte at frygte, at hans andet forsøg ikke ville gå bedre end det første, foreslog han at spejde ud på klosteret.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

'I am only sorry it has been so unsuccessful, ' replied he, with a quick glance towards Mr. Bell, as if reconnoitring how much he might say before him.

Source: The South and the North (Part 2)

As we approached the point, I begged him to remain in a sheltered place, while I went on to reconnoitre; for it was towards it that the men had passed in the night.

Da vi nærmede os stedet, bad jeg ham om at blive på et beskyttet sted, mens jeg fortsatte med at spejde ud; for det var mod det, at mændene var passeret om natten.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

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