What does “score” mean?
- 1
nounthe number of points each player or team has in a game, or a mark on a test
The final score was 3–1.
- 2
verbto win a point or goal in a game
She scored twice in the second half.
- 3
verbto get a particular mark in a test
He scored 95% on the math test.
Score at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /skɔr/ · SKOR
How to use “score” correctly
Say “score a goal”, not “make a goal”. “Scores of” is an old-fashioned way to say “many”.
Common phrases with “score”
- score a goal
- high score
- test score
- keep score
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- scorer
- scoreboard
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