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scope
1[ skohp ]
noun
- extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
an investigation of wide scope.
- space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation:
to give one's fancy full scope.
Synonyms: liberty, room, sweep, reach, range, extent, breadth, ambit
- extent in space; a tract or area.
- length:
a scope of cable.
- aim or purpose.
- Linguistics, Logic. the range of words or elements of an expression over which a modifier or operator has control:
In “old men and women,” “old” may either take “men and women” or just “men” in its scope.
- (used as a short form of microscope, oscilloscope, periscope, radarscope, riflescope, telescopic sight, etc.)
verb (used with object)
- Slang. to look at, read, or investigate, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.
verb phrase
- Slang.
- to look at or over; examine; check out:
a rock musician scoping out the audience before going on stage.
- to master; figure out:
By the time we'd scoped out the problem, it was too late.
-scope
2- a combining form meaning “instrument for viewing,” used in the formation of compound words:
telescope.
-scope
1combining form
- indicating an instrument for observing, viewing, or detecting
microscope
stethoscope
scope
2/ skəʊp /
noun
- opportunity for exercising the faculties or abilities; capacity for action
plenty of scope for improvement
- range of view, perception, or grasp; outlook
- the area covered by an activity, topic, etc; range
the scope of his thesis was vast
- nautical slack left in an anchor cable
- logic linguistics that part of an expression that is governed by a given operator: the scope of the negation in PV– ( q ∧ r ) is –( q ∧ r )
- informal.
- archaic.purpose or aim
verb
- informal.to look at or examine carefully
Derived Forms
- -scopic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other Words From
- scopeless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scope1
Origin of scope2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The direction of travel here is for the trade war to escalate in intensity and scope.
Despite the scope of his career, Graham remains as humble as possible.
It’s part of a broader scientific effort to understand how a disaster of unprecedented scope will alter the region’s varied ecosystems, many of which were already stressed by a changing climate.
That amount has since been increased as the scope expanded.
Not only did she limit her scope to "children," but she also focused on fake content, generated by AI.
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