26984 words

scope

15 definitions • 23 examples
1
the range of a subject covered by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.:

Examples:

beyond/outside the scope of I'm afraid that problem is beyond/outside the scope of my lecture.
within the scope of Oil painting does not come within the scope of a course of this kind.
broaden/widen the scope of We would now like to broaden/widen the scope of the enquiry and look at more general matters.
2
the opportunity for doing something:

Examples:

scope for There is limited scope for further reductions in the workforce.
3
a telescope (= a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors):

Examples:

An 8-inch scope will reveal the four bright moons of Jupiter.
4
a device you look through, that makes something look bigger and helps you aim at it, and that is attached to something such as a gun:

Examples:

The guardsman watched through his rifle scope as the man approached the fence.
5
a microscope (= a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger, so that they can be scientifically examined and studied) or:

Examples:

You will learn how to use the scope to focus on stained organisms.
6
an endoscope (= a long, thin medical device that is used to examine the hollow organs of the body such as the lungs):

Examples:

The surgeon looks through two scopes that provide a three-dimensional image of inside the patient.
The surgery is done through a scope so the stomach is not open.
7
to watch or examine something carefully:

Examples:

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.
8
to examine a hollow part inside the body with an endoscope (= a long, thin medical device):

Examples:

In those studies, doctors scoped patients' stomachs.
Players on every pro team have been scoped, mostly for their knees.
9
to plan something in detail before it happens, looking at everything that is involved:

Examples:

If the whole thing is scoped and evaluated, with sound project management, then perhaps it will be OK.
10
used to form nouns that refer to devices for looking at or discovering and measuring things:

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11
the range of matters considered or dealt with:

Examples:

We are going to widen the scope of the investigation.
12

Examples:

There is limited scope for further reducing the workforce.
13
a device you look through to see something that is difficult to see directly, such as a microscope or a telescope
14
the range of things that an activity, company, law, etc. deals with:

Examples:

large/ambitious in scope
beyond/outside the scope of sth He involved himself in affairs beyond the scope of his job.
within the scope of sth To come within the scope of the law of confidence, the information does not have to be particularly special.
15
the opportunity for doing something:

Examples:

scope for (doing) sth There is scope for further improvement.

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