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scoping out

scoping out is the present participle and gerund of scope out.

Meaning of scope out

Verb

scope out (third-person singular simple present scopes out, present participle scoping out, simple past and past participle scoped out)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To examine; to scout; to investigate.
    • The conference starts on the 12th, but the building will be open on the 11th if you want to scope out the room ahead of time.
    Synonyms:
    check out, scope

Questions about scoping out

What is scoping out the present participle and gerund of?
Scoping out is the present participle and gerund of scope out.

Words near scoping out in the dictionary

  1. scopiformly
  2. Scopinaro procedure
  3. scopine
  4. scoping
  5. scoping in
  6. scoping out
  7. scoping review
  8. scoping reviews
  9. scopings
  10. scopious
  11. scopist

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