Scope

/skoʊp/ noun

Definition

Scope is the range or extent of something, such as how much it includes or how far it reaches.

Etymology

From Italian “scopo” meaning “aim, purpose, target,” from Greek “skopos” meaning “watcher, target.” It’s related to verbs about looking and aiming, like “to scope out.”

Kelly Says

When you “scope out” a problem, you’re really deciding what’s in and what’s out of your mental picture. Changing the scope of a project can completely change how hard or easy it feels.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
omvang
OM-fang
AMአማርኛ
ወርድ
werd
ARالعربية
نطاق
ni-TAAQ
BGБългарски
обхват
ob-KHVAT
BNবাংলা
পরিধি
po-ri-dhi
CACatalà
abast
a-BAST
CSČeština
rozsah
ROZ-sakh
DADansk
omfang
OM-fang
DEDeutsch
Umfang
OOM-fang
ELΕλληνικά
πεδίο
pe-DHI-o
ESEspañol
alcance
al-KAN-se
ETEesti
ulatus
U-la-tus
EUEuskara
esparru
es-PA-rru
FAفارسی
دامنه
daa-me-ne
FISuomi
laajuus
LAA-juus
FRFrançais
portée
por-TAY
GLGalego
alcance
al-KAN-se
HEעברית
היקף
hee-KEF
HIहिन्दी
दायरा
daa-ya-RA
HRHrvatski
opseg
OP-seg
HUMagyar
hatókör
HA-to-koer
IDBahasa Indonesia
lingkup
ling-KUP
ITItaliano
portata
por-TA-ta
JA日本語
範囲
han-i
KO한국어
범위
beom-wi
LTLietuvių
apimtis
a-PIM-tis
LVLatviešu
apjoms
AP-yoms
MNМонгол
хүрээ
khu-re
MSBahasa Melayu
skop
skop
MYမြန်မာ
အတိုင်းအတာ
a-tain-a-ta
NLNederlands
bereik
be-REIK
NONorsk
omfang
OM-fang
PLPolski
zakres
ZA-kres
PTPortuguês
escopo
es-KO-po
RORomână
sferă
SFE-ra
RUРусский
объём
ob-YOM
SKSlovenčina
rozsah
ROZ-sakh
SLSlovenščina
obseg
OB-seg
SRСрпски
обим
o-bim
SVSvenska
omfattning
om-FAT-ning
SWKiswahili
kiasi
ki-A-si
TAதமிழ்
வரம்பு
va-ram-bu
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తి
vyaap-ti
THไทย
ขอบเขต
khawp khaek
TRTürkçe
kapsam
kap-SAM
UKУкраїнська
обсяг
ob-SYAH
URاردو
دائرہ کار
dae-ra kaar
VITiếng Việt
phạm vi
pham vi
ZH中文
范围
fàn wéi

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