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- DictionaryScope/skōp/
noun
- 1. 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"
- 2. the opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something: "the scope for major change is always limited by political realities"
verb
- 1. assess or investigate (something): "they'd scoped out their market"
- 2. look at carefully; scan: informal North American "they watched him scoping the room, looking for Michael"
The meaning of SCOPE is intention, object. How to use scope in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scope.
to watch or examine something carefully: They think their house is being scoped by burglars. Fire investigators scoped the area for any evidence that someone had set the fires on purpose. While retailers hoped, bargain-hunters scoped. [ T ] medical specialized.
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:
to watch or examine something carefully: They think their house is being scoped by burglars. Fire investigators scoped the area for any evidence that someone had set the fires on purpose. While retailers hoped, bargain-hunters scoped. [ T ] medical specialized.
noun. OPAL W. /skəʊp/ [uncountable] the opportunity or ability to do or achieve something synonym potential. scope for something There's still plenty of scope for improvement. Her job offers very little scope for promotion. scope (for somebody) (to do something) The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.
Definitions of scope. noun. the state of the environment in which a situation exists. synonyms: background, setting. see more. noun. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" “within the scope of an investigation” synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach. see more. noun.
4 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [NOUN to-infinitive] If there is scope for a particular kind of behaviour or activity, people have the opportunity to behave in this way or do that activity. He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative. [ + for] Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.
