Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To even the score.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. They're planning to settle the score after dinner.

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  2. Yanni wants to settle the score.

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  3. Boldi wanted to settle a score with Martha.

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Forms

settles a score, settling a score, settled a score, settled a score
Base formsettle a score · to settle a score
3rd person singularsettles a score
Present participlesettling a score
Past simplesettled a score
Past participlesettled a score

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysettle a score
he, she, itsettles a score

Past simpleLesson

all personssettled a score

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave settled a score
he, she, ithas settled a score

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill settle a score

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
settingB1settleB1settlementB1settlerB1setupsevenA1
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