"scope out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-scope out.ogg Forms: scopes out [present, singular, third-person], scoping out [participle, present], scoped out [participle, past], scoped out [past]
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. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scope out (third-person singular simple present scopes out, present participle scoping out, simple past and past participle scoped out)
  1. (transitive, informal) To examine; to scout; to investigate Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: check out, scope Translations (to scout): ispezionare (Italian), esplorare (Italian)

Inflected forms

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