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And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.
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Meaning of "scope" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCOPE

From Italian scopo goal, from Latin scopus, from Greek skopos target; related to Greek skopein to watch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOPE

scope  [skəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scope is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scope in English.

WHAT DOES SCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scope

The word scope may refer to many different devices or viewing instruments, constructed for many different purposes. Uses of scope or scopes may refer to...

Definition of scope in the English dictionary

The first definition of scope in the dictionary is opportunity for exercising the faculties or abilities; capacity for action. Other definition of scope is range of view, perception, or grasp; outlook. Scope is also the area covered by an activity, topic, etc; range.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCOPE

PRESENT

Present
I scope
you scope
he/she/it scopes
we scope
you scope
they scope
Present continuous
I am scoping
you are scoping
he/she/it is scoping
we are scoping
you are scoping
they are scoping
Present perfect
I have scoped
you have scoped
he/she/it has scoped
we have scoped
you have scoped
they have scoped
Present perfect continuous
I have been scoping
you have been scoping
he/she/it has been scoping
we have been scoping
you have been scoping
they have been scoping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scoped
you scoped
he/she/it scoped
we scoped
you scoped
they scoped
Past continuous
I was scoping
you were scoping
he/she/it was scoping
we were scoping
you were scoping
they were scoping
Past perfect
I had scoped
you had scoped
he/she/it had scoped
we had scoped
you had scoped
they had scoped
Past perfect continuous
I had been scoping
you had been scoping
he/she/it had been scoping
we had been scoping
you had been scoping
they had been scoping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scope
you will scope
he/she/it will scope
we will scope
you will scope
they will scope
Future continuous
I will be scoping
you will be scoping
he/she/it will be scoping
we will be scoping
you will be scoping
they will be scoping
Future perfect
I will have scoped
you will have scoped
he/she/it will have scoped
we will have scoped
you will have scoped
they will have scoped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scoping
you will have been scoping
he/she/it will have been scoping
we will have been scoping
you will have been scoping
they will have been scoping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scope
you would scope
he/she/it would scope
we would scope
you would scope
they would scope
Conditional continuous
I would be scoping
you would be scoping
he/she/it would be scoping
we would be scoping
you would be scoping
they would be scoping
Conditional perfect
I would have scope
you would have scope
he/she/it would have scope
we would have scope
you would have scope
they would have scope
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scoping
you would have been scoping
he/she/it would have been scoping
we would have been scoping
you would have been scoping
they would have been scoping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scope
we let´s scope
you scope
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scope
Past participle
scoped
Present Participle
scoping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOPE


bioscope
ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp
chronoscope
ˈkrɒnəˌskəʊp
cope
kəʊp
endoscope
ˈɛndəʊˌskəʊp
gyroscope
ˈdʒaɪrəˌskəʊp
horoscope
ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp
kaleidoscope
kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp
laparoscope
ˈlæpərəˌskəʊp
laryngoscope
ləˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
ophthalmoscope
ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp
oscilloscope
ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp
otoscope
ˈəʊtəʊˌskəʊp
periscope
ˈpɛrɪˌskəʊp
rotoscope
ˈrəʊtəˌskəʊp
spectroscope
ˈspɛktrəˌskəʊp
stereoscope
ˈstɛrɪəˌskəʊp
stethoscope
ˈstɛθəˌskəʊp
stroboscope
ˈstrəʊbəˌskəʊp
telescope
ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOPE

scop
scopa
scopae
Scopas
scopate
scope out
scopelid
scopeloid
scoping study
scopolamine
scopoline
scopophilia
scopophiliac
scopophilic
scopophobia
scoptophilia
scoptophobia
scopula
scopulae
scopulate

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOPE

arthroscope
astronomical telescope
borescope
bronchoscope
CinemaScope
colonoscope
compound microscope
confocal microscope
cystoscope
diascope
electron microscope
fluoroscope
Hubble space telescope
Hubble telescope
kinescope
kinetoscope
polariscope
radio telescope
scanning electron microscope
syncope

Synonyms and antonyms of scope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCOPE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scope» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scope

Translation of «scope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOPE

Find out the translation of scope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

机会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oportunidad
570 millions of speakers

English

scope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुंजाइश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نطاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

объем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liberdade de ação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুযোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

place
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freiraum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingkup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phạm vi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्याप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapsam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

possibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zakres
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обсяг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

domeniul de aplicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεδίο εφαρμογής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omvang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillämpningsområde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omfang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scope

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOPE»

The term «scope» is very widely used and occupies the 5.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of scope
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «scope».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scope» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scope

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «SCOPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scope.
1
B. R. Ambedkar
In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development.
2
Abhishek Bachchan
Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
3
Walter Benjamin
The adjustment of reality to the masses and of the masses to reality is a process of unlimited scope, as much for thinking as for perception.
4
Yochai Benkler
Technology has enabled government to have investigative and situational awareness on a scale and scope that were science fiction when the Stasi shut its doors.
5
Earl Blumenauer
We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a new approach, one that relies on accountability, responsibility, and phasing down the scope of our military commitment.
6
Terry Brooks
What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly.
7
Dennis Brown
I think I have a more wider scope for music, I have more taste for music.
8
Russ Carnahan
From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important.
9
Tony Curran
The town formerly known as St. Louis is now 'Defiance.' The scope of the show and game is going to be massive because you have the people who love the genre of gaming who love sci-fi; they're in bed together, normally.
10
Katherine Dunn
And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOPE»

Discover the use of scope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Syntax of Scope
Syntax of Scope takes up the issue of relative operator scope in generative grammarand offers a comparative study of quantifiers and interrogative wh-operators.
Joseph Aoun, 1993
2
Magic, Science and Religion and the Scope of Rationality
In this book, Professor Tambiah reexamines magic, science and religion within the framework of this history, including the Judaic religion, early Greek science, Renaissance philosophy, the Protestant Reformation, and the European scientific ...
Stanley J. Tambiah, 1990
3
Nature And Scope Of Political Science
Contents: Introduction, Human Society: Its Development, The Nature, Scope and Method of Political Science, The Purpose of the State, The Nature of the State, The Origin of the State, The Sphere of the State, The Justification and End of the ...
Raj Kumar Pruthi, 2005
4
Machine Translation: Its Scope and Limits
This book presents a history of machine translation (MT) from the point of view of a major writer and innovator in the subject.
Yorick Wilks, 2008
5
Formal Logic: Its Scope and Limits
The first beginning logic text to employ the tree method—a complete formal system of first-order logic that is remarkably easy to understand and use—this text allows students to take control of the nuts and bolts of formal logic quickly ...
Richard C. Jeffrey, John P. Burgess, 2006
6
The Scope and Method of Political Economy
"Originally published in 1891 by MacMillan and Company."
John Neville Keynes, 1973
7
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
This book is a safeguard providing parameters for practice. (RG) It contains 15 national standards of Practice and performance which define the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of nursing practice.
American Nurses Association, 2010
8
Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice
This is a book meant for use by nurses. It assists student to learn about the nurse administrator role. the book is complete and concise.
American Nurses Association, 2009
9
Scope and Specificity
Scope and Specificity is an investigation of quantifier scope interaction in natural language, with special reference to English and Chinese.
Feng-Hsi Liu, 1997
10
Bringing the High Scope Approach to your Early Years Practice
This convenient guide will help Early Years practitioners, students and parents to really understand what the High/Scope approach can offer their setting and children.
Nicky Holt, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scope is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UCLA hospital planning to test new scope-cleaning machine
LOS ANGELES (AP) - University of California, Los Angeles, officials are planning to test a new scope-cleaning machine after a superbug outbreak involving ... «KSBY San Luis Obispo News, Jul 15»
2
Video: See Splatoon's New E-Litre 3K Scope & Neo Splash-o-matic …
The E-Litre 3K Scope is what you'd expect: a standard E-Litre 3K but with a scope added for extra accuracy at the cost of temporarily narrow vision. The Neo ... «Nintendo Life, Jul 15»
3
Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival moved inside to Scope
Due to the slight threat of inclement weather, the location for the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival has been moved to the Norfolk Scope located on 201 E. «13newsnow.com, Jul 15»
4
UN rights chief concerned by 'broad scope' of China's new security law
7 July 2015 – The top United Nations human rights official today expressed deep concern about the human rights implications regarding the scope of a new law ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
5
Scope asks Brits to 'Kiss the awkward goodbye' on International …
To celebrate International Kissing Day (Monday 6 July) Scope has released a heart-warming film of disabled people and their partners kissing in a bid to break ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
6
Judge expands scope of Paxton investigation
AUSTIN - A Collin County judge has expanded the probe into Attorney General Ken Paxton's alleged securities violations, by widening the scope of possible ... «Chron.com, Jun 15»
7
Virginia Mason joins with 'superbug' widow to sue scope-maker
Virginia Mason Medical Center is joining with the widow of a man who contracted a “superbug” infection at the hospital to sue makers of a medical scope tied to ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
8
McDermott Awarded SURF Installation Scope for Atlanta Early …
“This joint award reflects the confidence that Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção has in McDermott and its consortium partner to deliver its scope of work on ... «MarketWatch, Apr 15»
9
Willis Appoints Scope as Chairman of its Bermuda Operations
Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Paul Scope as Chairman of Willis Bermuda, encompassing all of the firm's operations on the Island, ... «Insurance Journal, Apr 15»
10
China's social security fund to expand debt scope
The mainland is expanding the investment scope of its 1.2 trillion-yuan (HK$1.5 trillion) social security fund to allow it to buy more local government debt, ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»

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