Betekenis van scout In het Nederlands

• 0 a person, especially a soldier, sent out to get information about where the enemy are and what they are doing

• 1 a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment:

  • a talent/modelling scout

  • Manchester United's chief scout spotted him when he was playing for his school team.

  • I had a quick scout around the house to check everything was okay.

• 2 to go to look in various places for something you want:

  • He's scouting about/around for somewhere better to live.

  • She's visiting Connecticut to scout out (= discover information about) the east coast housing market.

• 3 an international organization that encourages young people of all ages to take part in activities outside and to become responsible and independent

  • a group of Scouts

  • a new Scout leader/troop

• 4 a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

• 5 someone whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sports or entertainment

• 6 to go to look in various places for something you want or to check for possible danger:

  • [ I ] Retired folks were scouting for homes in Florida.

  • [ I ] When not traveling worldwide to scout out ideas, they visit with their daughter Sarah.

  • [ I ] I scouted for the Angels baseball team for about 15 years.