English Explanatory Dictionary

scope out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To examine; to scout; to investigate.

Pronunciation

En-au-scope out.ogg

Word forms

scope out scopes out scoping out scoped out

Etymology

Quite possibly from the act of surveying (something) from a distance with a scope, such as a field scope (telescope), binoculars, or periscope, as especially in military reconnoitering.

Synonyms

check out scope
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