verbπShareTo perform a cursory investigation of; scope out."Before committing to the project, we're scoping the required resources and potential challenges. "actionjobbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc."The doctor is scoping my throat to see why I have a persistent cough. "medicineactionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code."The programmer is scoping the name variable to only be used within the function, so it doesn't accidentally change other values elsewhere in the code. "computingtechnologytechnicalsystemlogicfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo examine under a microscope."The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it."sciencebiologymedicineorganismanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo observe a bird using a spotting scope."The birdwatcher was scoping the distant heron with his new telescope. "naturebirdanimalsportenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of adding a scope"The scoping of the project to include more features led to a longer timeline. "technicalcomputingtechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
