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Scope
skəʊp
Scope definitions
noun
scope
scopes
- the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant
"we widened the scope of our investigation"
- the opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something
"the scope for major change is always limited by political realities"
- a purpose, end, or intention
"Plato even maintains religion to be the chief aim and scope of human life"
- a telescope, microscope, or other device having a name ending in -scope
"infrared night scopes"
- the length of cable extended when a ship rides at anchor
- the number of terms or arguments affected by an operator such as a quantifier or conjunction
verb
scope
scoped
scopes
scoping
- assess or investigate something
"they'd scoped out their market"
- set the scope of (a projected undertaking)
"it is important that a project is scoped correctly to ensure the budget can be accurately defined"
- look at carefully; scan
"they watched him scoping the room, looking for Michael"