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scope
verb
-
scope
,
scoping
,
scopes
,
scoped
to
look
at
or
examine
something
carefully
,
often
to
evaluate
it
or
plan
action
β’
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
They
arrived
early
to
scope
the
best
seats
in
the
theater
.
β’
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
The
detective
scoped
the
alley
for
any
clues
.
telescope
verb
-
telescope
,
telescoping
,
telescopes
,
telescoped
to
make
something
shorter
or
smaller
by
sliding
parts
inside
each
other
,
or
to
compress
events
or
time
into
a
shorter
form
β’
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
The
camping
chair
telescopes
so
it
fits
easily
inside
a
backpack
.
β’
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
For
the
montage
,
the
editor
telescoped
three
hours
of
footage
into
two
minutes
.
Derived
from
the
noun
β
telescope
β;
figurative
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
,
based
on
how
the
instrument
β
s
tubes
slide
inside
each
other
.
cope
verb
-
cope
,
coping
,
copes
,
coped
to
deal
successfully
with
problems
,
stress
,
or
difficult
situations
β’
After
losing
his
job
,
Mark
found
it
hard
to
cope
at
first
.
After
losing
his
job
,
Mark
found
it
hard
to
cope
at
first
.
β’
Maria
listens
to
calm
music
to
help
her
cope
with
exam
stress
.
Maria
listens
to
calm
music
to
help
her
cope
with
exam
stress
.
From
Middle
English
coupen
,
from
Old
French
coper
β
to
strike
,
hit
;
contend
β,
from
Latin
colpus
,
colaphus
β
a
blow
β.
The
modern
sense
of
β
deal
with
β
developed
in
the
18thβ19th
centuries
.
