scope

scope¹

(skōp)

1. The range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions: broaden one's scope by reading.

2. The opportunity or possibility to function or be active: gave her imagination broad scope. See Synonyms at room.

3. The extent of a given activity or subject that is involved, treated, or relevant: the scope of the debate. See Synonyms at range.

4. The length or sweep of a mooring cable.

5. Linguistics The range over a part of a sentence or discourse that a quantifier has an effect on.

scope²

(skōp)

n. Informal

A viewing instrument such as a periscope, microscope, or telescope.

tr.v. scoped, scop·ing, scopes

1. To examine or investigate, especially visually: scoped the landscape for signs of wildlife.

2. To examine using an optical instrument such as a telescope or an endoscope: scoped the stars around Orion; scoped the patient's esophagus.

Phrasal Verb:

scope out

1. To make a preliminary inspection or investigation of: "That summer ... she'd scoped out a big estate auction in Bennington and spotted a beautiful burnt-umber and deep-blue Chinese rug" (Janna Malamud Smith).

2. To seek by inspecting various possibilities: "Some of the islanders are expert fishing guides, eagerly showing up at the airport for the weekly flight from Honolulu to scope out clients" (Paul Theroux).

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scope

(skəʊp)

1. opportunity for exercising the faculties or abilities; capacity for action: plenty of scope for improvement.

2. range of view, perception, or grasp; outlook

3. the area covered by an activity, topic, etc; range: the scope of his thesis was vast.

4. (Nautical Terms) nautical slack left in an anchor cable

5. (Logic) 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)

7. archaic purpose or aim

vb (tr)

informal to look at or examine carefully

[C16: from Italian scopo goal, from Latin scopus, from Greek skopos target; related to Greek skopein to watch]

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scope

(skoʊp)

n., v. scoped, scop•ing. n.

1. extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.

2. opportunity or freedom for movement or activity: to give one's fancy full scope.

3. extent in space; a tract or area.

4. length: a scope of cable.

5. (used as a short form of microscope, periscope, radarscope, etc.)

6. Ling., 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.

7. aim or purpose.

v.t.

8. Slang. to look at or over; examine (often fol. by out).

[1525–35; < Italian scopo < Greek skopós aim, mark to shoot at; compare -scope]

-scope

a combining form meaning “instrument for viewing”: telescope.

[< New Latin -scopium < Greek -skopion, -skopeion, derivative of skopeîn to look at (akin to sképtesthai to look, view carefully; compare skeptic)]

scope

- First meant "target for shooting," from Greek skopos, "target."

See also related terms for shooting.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	scope - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" ambit, range, reach, compass, orbit extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" approximate range, ballpark - near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" confines - a bounded scope; "he stayed within the confines of the city" contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) internationality, internationalism - quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction purview, horizon, view - the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" expanse, sweep - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" gamut - a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" spectrum - a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities palette, pallet - the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
	2.	scope - the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" setting, background environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" canvass, canvas - the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" show window, showcase - a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"
	3.	scope - a magnifier of images of distant objects telescope aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted astronomical telescope - any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources collimator - a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one equatorial - a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it view finder, viewfinder, finder - optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest magnifier - a scientific instrument that magnifies an image optical prism, prism - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image solar telescope - a telescope designed to make observations of the sun transit instrument - a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
	4.	scope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope cardiac monitor, heart monitor - a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart cathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) monitoring device, monitor - display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation - measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

scope

noun

1. opportunity, room, freedom, play, chance, space, possibility, liberty, latitude, elbowroom, leeway He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.

2. range, capacity, reach, area, extent, confines, outlook, orbit, span, sphere, compass, remit, terms of reference, ambit, purview, field of reference the scope of a novel

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scope

noun

1. The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision:

2. The ability or power to seize or attain:

3. Suitable opportunity to accept or allow something:

4. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:

ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, reach, realm, sphere, sweep, swing.

Translations

فُرْصَه، مَجالمَجال، مدى ، نِطاق

možnostsféra

pladsrækkevidde

svigrúmsviî

iespējalaukslokssfēra

sféra

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scope

[ˈskəʊp] n

(= opportunity) → place f
scope for sth
There is not much scope for originality → Il n'y a guère de place pour l'originalité.
There is plenty of scope for improvement → Il y a largement place pour une amélioration.
BUT Cela pourrait être beaucoup mieux.

(= range) [plan, undertaking, investigation, article] → portée f
within the scope of [+ directive, law, bill, inquiry] → dans le cadre de

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scope

(skəup) noun

1. (often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop. There's no scope for originality in this job.

2. the area or extent of an activity etc. Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.

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