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to scope

to scope

4 4.9
To set the limits of a project or task carefully
  • verb
  • /skoʊp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : delimitar
  • Before we finalize the project, we need to scope out the budget and timeline to ensure everything is feasible.

Examples

  • The Health Foundation set out to scope initiatives that can stimulate and underpin shared decision-making because such a 'sea change' in patient and clinician behavior needs strong encouragement.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Furthermore, the processes allowed relevant stakeholders to scope areas requiring necessary research and provided input on the choice of technical experts to conduct necessary analyses.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I like to scope out, if you will, what they have going on menu wise.

  • I'm just going to scope out where I want that to be and then buff it.

  • We talked a little bit about it in terms of how you design and and scope out the size of the fermenter that was going to be needed.

  • Estimating your time better and scoping out projects, though, only comes with experience or very, very careful planning and research.

    Blog text (13)

  • We are, if anything, only just beginning to scope out the extent of our own ignorance of how our cellular biology really works.

    Blog text (16)

  • They gathered the team to scope the objectives of the upcoming event and assign tasks accordingly.

  • The manager will scope the requirements of the new software to make sure it meets our needs.

Synonyms

to limit
vsto scope
∞ 2.1

To control how much or how often something happens

is about careful defining and setting detailed task boundaries
to narrow
vsto scope
204 2.8

Make options or choices fewer to focus on the best

is about careful defining rather than just shrinking possibilities
to scope the project
vsto scope
  • Jargon
5.9

Find out how much work and time a project needs before it starts

is about carefully setting the range and details of tasks

Phrasal Verbs

to scope out
  • Informal
18 5.4

To look carefully at a place or person to get information before you act

to scope the project
  • Jargon
5.9

Find out how much work and time a project needs before it starts

Compounds

t-scope
  • Specialized
9.9

A device that shows images for very short times in psychology experiments

How Detailed

to detail
105 3.1
to specify
118 3.5
to scope
  • Jargon
4 4.9
to sketch
45 3.0
outline
59 2.7

Surface Forms

scope infinitive
scoped past
scoped past participle
scoping present participle
scopes third person singular

Etymology

Scope comes from the Greek skopos meaning 'aim' or 'target', so to scope a project is to set its aim and limits. In other words, to scope something is to decide what will be included and what will not.