scope

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskəʊp/, SAMPA: /"sk@Up/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskoʊp/, SAMPA: /"skoUp/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular scope

Plural scopes

4x rifle scope

1. (uncountable) The scope of a book, a law, a duty, etc. is how much is included or how far it can go.

   The small budget has limited the scope of the research.

   There are plans to expand the scope of the department's activities.

   This kind of art allows the greatest scope for individual expression.

   It is not within the scope of this book to talk about them all.

2. (countable) A scope is an instrument for looking at things, e.g., a telescope or a microscope.

Synonyms

• range
• room

Verb

Plain form scope

Third-person singular scopes

Past tense scoped

Past participle scoped

Present participle scoping

1. (transitive) If you scope something (out), you look at it carefully.

   I scoped out the place last week. It seems nice.