scope out

skoʊp aʊt

Definition of scope out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

assessment

assess the potential of an opportunity

She scoped out the job offer before accepting.

assess

evaluate

investigation

examine or investigate something thoroughly

We need to scope out the competition before launching.

examine

inspect

investigate

criminal intent

search for with the intent to commit a crime

The thieves scoped out the jewelry store before the heist..

case

reconnoiter

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Expressions with scope

out of scope

adj.

not included in the stated limits or purpose of an activity

Personal expenses are out of scope for this budget review.

scope for improvement

chance or possibility to make something better

There is still scope for improvement in your work.

scope of work

the range of activities in a job

The scope of work includes managing the team and overseeing the project.

widen the scope

include more subjects or areas

The teacher plans to widen the scope of the curriculum.

within someone's scope

adj.

inside the range of what someone can do or handle

This task is within my scope.

narrow the scope

focus on a smaller area or subject

The discussion narrowed the scope to environmental issues.

Terms with scope out included in their meaning

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OOS

acr.

acr: out of scope

not included in the current plan

Examples of scope out in a sentence

He scoped out the competition before launching his product.
Detectives were sent to scope out the suspect's hideout.
We scoped out the venue before the event.
They planned to scope out the bank before the robbery.
He was caught trying to scope out the mansion.

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French:évaluer, étudier, ...
German:abschätzen, erkunden, ...
Italian:esaminare, investigare, ...
Spanish:evaluar, investigar, ...
Portuguese:avaliar, investigar, ...
Chinese:评估, 调查, ...
Japanese:評価する, 調査する, ...
Arabic:قَيَّمَ, فَحَصَ, ...
Hebrew:לִבְחוֹן, לְבַדֵּק לַעֲמֹק, ...
Russian:оценить, изучать, ...
Ukrainian:вивчити, досліджувати, ...
Hindi:परखना, जाँच-परख करना, ...
Bengali:খতিয়ে দেখা, খুঁটিয়ে দেখা, ...
Catalan:avaluar, investigar, ...
Czech:proklepnout si, prozkoumat, ...
Danish:vurdere, gennemgå, ...
Dutch:onderzoeken, uitzoeken, ...
Greek:διερευνώ, ερευνώ, ...
Hungarian:felmérni, kikémlelni, ...
Khmer:វាយតម្លៃមើល, ស៊ើបមើល, ...
Korean:평가하다, 조사하다, ...
Persian:سبک‌سنگین کردن, وارسی کردن, ...
Polish:sprawdzić, zbadać, ...
Portuguese (BR):avaliar, investigar, ...
Romanian:a evalua, a investiga, ...
Swedish:undersöka, kolla in, ...
Thai:ประเมิน, สืบดู, ...
Turkish:değerlendirmek, araştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:xem xét, dò xét, ...

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