The difference between Scope and Sight
When used as nouns, scope means the breadth, depth or reach of a subject, whereas sight means the ability to see.
When used as verbs, scope means to perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out, whereas sight means to register visually.
check bellow for the other definitions of Scope and Sight
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Scope as a noun:
The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
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Scope as a noun (weapons):
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
Examples:
"synonyms: telescopic sight"
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Scope as a noun (computing):
The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
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Scope as a noun (logic):
The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
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Scope as a noun (linguistics):
The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
Examples:
"the scope of an adverb"
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Scope as a noun (slang):
A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.
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Scope as a noun (medicine, colloquial):
Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix , such as , , , etc.
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Scope as a verb:
To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out.
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Scope as a verb (medicine, colloquial):
To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix , such as , , , etc.
Examples:
"The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament."
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Scope as a verb (slang):
To examine under a microscope.
Examples:
"The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it."
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Scope as a noun (obsolete):
A bundle, as of twigs.
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Sight as a noun (in the singular):
The ability to see.
Examples:
"He is losing his sight and now can barely read."
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Sight as a noun:
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
Examples:
"to gain sight of land"
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Sight as a noun:
Something seen.
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Sight as a noun:
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
Examples:
"We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on."
"You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!"
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Sight as a noun:
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
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Sight as a noun:
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
Examples:
"the sight of a quadrant"
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Sight as a noun (now, _, colloquial):
a great deal, a lot; .
Examples:
"a sight of money"
"This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!"
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Sight as a noun:
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
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Sight as a noun (obsolete):
The instrument of seeing; the eye.
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Sight as a noun:
Mental view; opinion; judgment.
Examples:
"In their sight it was harmless."
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Sight as a verb (transitive):
To register visually.
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Sight as a verb (transitive):
To get sight of (something).
Examples:
"to sight land from a ship"
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Sight as a verb (transitive):
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
Examples:
"to sight a rifle or a cannon"
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Sight as a verb (transitive):
To take aim at.