Scope | Mean of scope in English Dictionary

/ˈskoʊp/

• Noun
• the area that is included in or dealt with by something
1. The essay is sweeping/comprehensive in scope. [=the essay includes information, ideas, etc., about many topics]
2. The law is of limited scope. [=the law applies only to a few situations, people, etc.]
3. I was impressed by the size and scope of the book.
4. That problem is somewhat beyond the scope of this discussion.
5. We want to widen the scope of the study.
6. This study has a wider/broader scope than previous studies on the subject have had.
• space or opportunity for action, thought, etc.
1. A bigger budget will allow more scope [=room] for innovation.
2. The work has been good, but there's still some scope for improvement.
• an instrument (such as a telescope or microscope) that is used to look at things
1. We looked through the scope at the moon.
2. the scope of a rifle
• Verb

• to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information
1. They scoped out [=checked out] the area before setting up the tent.
2. Players were scoping out the competition.
3. He wants to scope out [=consider, examine] all of the possibilities before deciding what to do.