space or opportunity for action, thought, or development
extent of treatment, activity, or influence
an issue beyond the scope of the inquiry
extent of understanding or perception
a mind remarkable for its scope — John Buchan
extent of treatment, activity, or influence
archaic a purpose or intention
the amount of anchor cable extended when a ship rides at anchor
[orig in the sense ‘target’: Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos target, from skeptesthai to look out]