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

  1. Scope as a noun:

    The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.

  2. 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"

  3. Scope as a noun (computing):

    The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.

  4. Scope as a noun (logic):

    The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.

  5. Scope as a noun (linguistics):

    The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.

    Examples:

    "the scope of an adverb"

  6. Scope as a noun (slang):

    A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

  7. Scope as a noun (medicine, colloquial):

    Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix , such as , , , etc.

  1. Scope as a verb:

    To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out.

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  1. Scope as a noun (obsolete):

    A bundle, as of twigs.

  1. Sight as a noun (in the singular):

    The ability to see.

    Examples:

    "He is losing his sight and now can barely read."

  2. Sight as a noun:

    The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.

    Examples:

    "to gain sight of land"

  3. Sight as a noun:

    Something seen.

  4. 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!"

  5. Sight as a noun:

    A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

  6. 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"

  7. 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!"

  8. 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.

  9. Sight as a noun (obsolete):

    The instrument of seeing; the eye.

  10. Sight as a noun:

    Mental view; opinion; judgment.

    Examples:

    "In their sight it was harmless."

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  1. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To register visually.

  2. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To get sight of (something).

    Examples:

    "to sight land from a ship"

  3. 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"

  4. Sight as a verb (transitive):

    To take aim at.

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