score
To cut a notch or a groove in a surfaceTo cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
» We lost by a score of three to one.
Wir haben drei zu eins verloren.
Мы проиграли со счётом 3:1.
Ми програли з рахунком 3-1.
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.
anritzen
(intransitive)To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination.
gain points in a game
(ambitransitive)To obtain something desired.
To obtain something desired.
(ambitransitive)To earn points in a game.
It is unusual for a team to score a hundred goals in one game.
Pelé scores again!
treffen, erzielen, (einen Treffer) landen
получа́тьpolučátʹ
отри́мувати
(ambitransitive)To achieve academic credit on a test, quiz, homework, assignment, or course.
(ambitransitive)To win money by gambling.
(ambitransitive, slang)To acquire or gain.
I scored some drugs last night.
Did you score tickets for the concert?
(US, ambitransitive, slang)To extract a bribe.
(ambitransitive, slang, vulgar)To obtain a sexual favor.
Chris finally scored with Pat last week.
(transitive)To rate; to evaluate the quality of.
Critics scored the game 92%.
(transitive)To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
write a musical score for
(ambitransitive)To return (a horse and rider) to the starting-point repeatedly, until a fair start is achieved.
Examples
403 sentencesWe lost by a score of three to one.
Ми програли з рахунком 3-1. — deniko
ruМы проиграли со счётом 3:1. — Balamax
deWir haben drei zu eins verloren. — Vortarulo
He got a better score than us.
Він отримав вищу оцінку, ніж ми. — deniko
ruОн получил более высокую оценку, чем мы. — FeuDRenais
You can't score if you don't shoot.
Якщо не бити по воротам, не заб'єш. — deniko
ruЕсли не бить по воротам, не забьёшь. — marafon
Tom scored a goal.
Том забив гол. — deniko
ruТом забил гол. — marafon
deTom hat ein Tor geschossen! — raggione
The score was even.
Рахунок був нічийний. — deniko
ruСчёт был равный. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”),From Middle English score, skore, schore, from Old English scoru (“notch; tally; score”), from Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“cut”). Cognate with Icelandic skora, Swedish skåra, Danish skår. Related to shear.
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Forms
scores, scoring, scored, scoredPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- score outстерти, стиратиTo strike out or cross out; to draw a line through one or more written words.
- score upTo score (provide a musical score)
- score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).
- score throughTo strike out or cross out; to draw a line through one or more written words.
Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
7 patterns- score on the
- scored a goal
- high score on
- final score
- scored points
- high score
- scored three