scope
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/skəʊp/
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/skəʊp/
noun
C1
the chance or ability to do something
The budget increase gives us scope to expand our services.
C1
the range of things included or covered
The team widened the scope of their research to include more topics.
R
a tool for looking at things closely
A microscope has a narrow scope for viewing tiny objects.
verb
R
to look at something carefully
He scoped the area to understand the full scope of the situation.
R
to check the size or details of a task before starting
We need to scope the work to know the project's scope.
translation
the chance or ability to do something; the range of things included or covered; a tool for looking at things closely
to look at something carefully; to check the size or details of a task before starting
Word Forms
3rd Present
scopes
Progressive
scoping
Past
scoped
Plural
scopes