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scope
This word carries a sense of boundaries and horizons. When used in professional or academic settings, it defines the perimeter of a task, acting as a fence that separates what is relevant from what is extraneous. Overstepping the scope often implies a lack of focus or a breach of agreement.
Countable when referring to a physical device like a rifle scope. Uncountable when referring to the conceptual range of a project or study.
Meanings
Examples
The scope is small.
Use the scope.
Scope the area.
This is outside the scope.
He looked through the scope.
I will scope the room.
The study is within the scope of the course.
The detective used a scope to watch the house.
Let us scope out the new cafe first.
The current budget limits the scope of the project.
We must scope the technical requirements before starting.
The telescope is a type of optical scope.
Phrasal Verbs
scope out
to examine or investigate a person, place, or situation to gather information
We spent an hour scoping out the venue before the event started.