scope out
phrasal verb
scoped out; scoping out; scopes out
US, informal
: to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information
They scoped out the area before setting up the tent.
Players were scoping out the competition.
He wants to scope out all of the possibilities before deciding what to do.
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Adames also stopped by the Arizona complex after signing his record-setting seven-year, $182 million contract, ostensibly to check out the Giants’ facilities and scope out houses in the Scottsdale area.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
For me, shopping at Trader Joe’s is always a mix of grabbing items that are on my shopping list as well as scoping out new products that are always popping up throughout the store.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Go online and scope out some of the Al-Anon meetings in your area.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Significant work was undertaken on scoping out a deal for Isak, then 22.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
For me, shopping at Trader Joe’s is always a mix of grabbing items that are on my shopping list as well as scoping out new products that are always popping up throughout the store.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Go online and scope out some of the Al-Anon meetings in your area.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Significant work was undertaken on scoping out a deal for Isak, then 22.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scope out
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“Scope out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scope%20out. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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