scope
Forms
- Plural
- scopes
- present (v1)
- scope
- past (v2)
- scoped
- past participle (v3)
- scoped
- present participle
- scoping
- 3rd person singular
- scopes
Definitions
1.The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT.
- Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report.
2.A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
3.Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- My job doesn't give me much scope for personal development.
- She had in fact put in a resume at another firm that gave their graphics team much more scope.
- VISITORS to Balijatra will get a scope to learn about the history and richness of classical Odia language and writers who contributed towards enriching it.
4.The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
1.To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.(colloquial)
- The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
2.To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.
3.To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.(informal)
- “Let's scope the scene.” The gang advanced, searching for humanity.
- We don't know, so let's scope the action before having another shoot out.
4.To define the scope of something.
- Before scoping the investigation and developing a work plan, it is necessary to establish reasonable goals and objectives.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3321
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-.
Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.