scope
The breadth, depth or reach of a subjectThe breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
» Make the scope of activity global.
tripbeetle · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
Environmental impacts lie outside the scope of this report.
Such transactions fall within the scope of VAT.
Umfang, Bereich, Umgebung
масшта́бmasštáb, преде́лpredél, разма́хrazmáx
(countable, uncountable)A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
(countable, uncountable)Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
My job doesn't give me much scope for personal development.
Spielraum, Bewegungsfreiheit, Raum
(countable, uncountable)The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
Gültigkeitsbereich, Geltungsbereich, Anwendungsbereich
область видимостиoblastʹ vidimosti
(countable, uncountable)The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
(countable, uncountable)The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
the scope of an adverb
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
(obsolete)A bundle, as of twigs.
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Examples
34 sentencesMake the scope of activity global.
This is beyond the scope of my imagination.
ruЭто за пределами моего воображения. — Selena777
deDas übersteigt meine Phantasie. — raggione
That goes beyond the scope of our lesson.
That goes beyond the scope of this course.
deDas sprengt den Rahmen dieses Kurses. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
That is beyond the scope of our report.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (sFrom Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.
Derived from Latin scopa.
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Forms
plural: scopesSynonyms
12 synonyms- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control::rangereachorbitcompassambit
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities:oscilloscopecathode-ray oscilloscopeCRO
- a magnifier of images of distant objects:telescope
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists:settingbackground
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.