noun
- the extent of the mind's grasp; range of perception or understanding: a problem beyond his scope
- the range or extent of action, inquiry, etc., or of an activity, concept, etc.: the scope of a book
- room or opportunity for freedom of action or thought; free play
- telescope, microscope, radarscope, etc.
- Naut. length, extent, or sweep, as of a cable
- Now Rare end; purpose
Origin:
It scopo < L scopus, goal, target < Gr skopos, a mark, spy, watcher < base of skopein, to see, altered by metathesis < IE base *spe-, to peer, look carefully > spy, L specere, to see
transitive verb scoped, scoping
Slang to look at or look into carefully; scrutinize; investigate; examine closely: often with out