SCOPE
What does "SCOPE" mean?
The range or extent of something's reach, action, or influence.
Meanings
- The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or affects. Those questions fall outside the scope of this review.
- The opportunity or freedom to act or develop. The new role gives her scope to try her own ideas.
- A viewing or aiming instrument, short for telescope, microscope, or rifle scope. He lined up the deer in the scope and waited. informal
- To assess or examine something, often with 'out'. Let's scope out the venue before the wedding. informal
Did you know?
- 'Scope' and 'skeptic' are cousins: both trace to the Greek 'skeptesthai', 'to look at or examine', which is also the suffix in telescope and microscope - all of them are about looking.
Word origin
From Italian 'scopo' ('aim, purpose'), from Greek 'skopos' ('target, watcher'), from the verb 'skeptesthai' ('to look at') - the same root behind 'telescope' and 'skeptic'.
Remember it
SCOPE is what every -SCOPE shares - telescope, microscope, periscope all end in your field of view.
A little poem
Widen the scope: the map grows
but the road you walk stays one road wide-
the world is large, the step is small.
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What it teaches
Define the scope first; half of every argument is two people measuring different fields.
Quick facts
What does SCOPE mean?
The range or extent of something's reach, action, or influence.
Is SCOPE a valid word?
Yes — SCOPE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCOPE?
SCOPE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SCOPE come from?
From Italian 'scopo' ('aim, purpose'), from Greek 'skopos' ('target, watcher'), from the verb 'skeptesthai' ('to look at') - the same root behind 'telescope' and 'skeptic'.
What can SCOPE teach us?
Define the scope first; half of every argument is two people measuring different fields.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.