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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Italian |
| Origin: | scopo 'purpose', from Greek skopos |
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scope1 W3
1 [uncountable] the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with
scope of 
the need to define the scope of the investigationmeasures to limit the scope of criminals' activities
the need to define the scope of the investigationmeasures to limit the scope of criminals' activities beyond/outside/within the scope of something A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book.
A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book. widen/broaden/extend etc the scope of something Let us extend the scope of the study to examine more factors.
Let us extend the scope of the study to examine more factors. narrow/limit etc the scope of something The court's ruling narrowed the scope of the affirmative action program.
The court's ruling narrowed the scope of the affirmative action program.2 [uncountable] the opportunity to do or develop something
there is considerable/great/little etc scope for something There is considerable scope for further growth in the economy.
There is considerable scope for further growth in the economy.3 [singular] informal a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them [= scene]
