score

verb

/skɔː(r)/

/skɔːr/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they score	/skɔː(r)/ /skɔːr/
he / she / it scores	/skɔːz/ /skɔːrz/
past simple scored	/skɔːd/ /skɔːrd/
past participle scored	/skɔːd/ /skɔːrd/
-ing form scoring	/ˈskɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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give/get points/goals

[intransitive, transitive] to win points, goals, etc. in a game or competition

Fraser scored again in the second half.
score something to score a goal/try/touchdown/victory/point/run
Brazil failed to score a win, leaving their further progress in the competition in doubt.
the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final
On his debut at Old Trafford he scored 154 against Australia.
He scored 20 points in 36 minutes.
He scored 30 goals in 20 games.

Extra Examples

She scored twice in the first half.
He scored with a neat header.
She has not yet scored for her new club.
The England team failed to score against Italy on Saturday.

Topics Games and toysa2, Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

once
twice
etc.
…

verb + score

try to
be able to
manage to
…

preposition

against
for

phrases

come close to scoring
have a/the chance to score
have an/the opportunity to score
…

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[intransitive] to keep a record of the points, goals, etc. won in a game or competition

Who's going to score?

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

[transitive, intransitive] to gain marks in a test or an exam

score something She scored 98 per cent in the French test.
+ adv./prep. Girls usually score highly in language exams.
Women consistently scored higher than men in this test.
Some studies show that low-income Latino adolescents tend to score low on self-esteem.

Topics Educationb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

highly
well
consistently
…

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[transitive] score something to give something/somebody a particular number of points

The tests are scored by psychologists.
Score each criterion on a scale of 1 to 5.
a scoring system

[transitive] score something to be worth a particular number of points

Each correct answer will score two points.

succeed

[transitive, intransitive] to succeed; to have an advantage

score (something) The army continued to score successes in the south.
Lewis scored a win with a hugely funny sketch about a car salesman.
She's scored again with her latest blockbuster.
score over something Bicycles score over other forms of transport in towns.

Extra Examples

In the key area of negotiation, women scored highly.
The company scores highly on customer service.

Topics Successc2

arrange/write music

[transitive, usually passive] to arrange a piece of music for one or more musical instruments or for voices

be scored for something The piece is scored for violin, viola and cello.
score something The director invited him to score the movie (= write the music for it).

cut

[transitive] score something to make a cut or mark on a surface

Score the card first with a knife.

have sex

[intransitive] score (with somebody) (slang) (especially of a man) to have sex with a new partner

Did you score last night?

buy drugs

[transitive, intransitive] score (something) (slang) to buy or get illegal drugs

Idioms

score a point/points (off/against/over somebody)

to show that you are better than somebody, especially by making clever remarks, for example in an argument
- He was always trying to score points off his teachers.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

score

noun

/skɔː(r)/

/skɔːr/

Idioms

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points/goals, etc.

[countable] the number of points, goals, etc. scored by each player or team in a game or competition

a high/low score
What's the score now?
The final score was 4–3.
I’ll keep (the) score.
A penalty in the last minute of the game levelled the score 2–2.

Extra Examples

At half-time the score stood at 3–0.
Figo levelled the scores with a curling free kick.
The score was close in the final game.
He got around the course in 72, giving him an average score of 70.

Topics Games and toysa2, Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
excellent
good
…

verb + score

achieve
earn
finish with
…

score + verb

be
stand at

score + noun

board
card
sheet
…

preposition

score against

phrases

bring the scores level
keep the scores level

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[countable] (especially North American English) the number of points somebody gets for correct answers in a test

test scores
an IQ score of 120
a perfect score
to get a high/low score
This year, Jimmy's maths scores are slipping.
The mean scores are as shown in Table 1.
Other factors did not significantly impact children's scores on these tests.

music

[countable] a written or printed version of a piece of music showing what each instrument is to play or what each voice is to sing

an orchestral score
the score of Verdi’s ‘Requiem’

Extra Examples

There was a mistake in the piano score.
the vocal score of ‘The Magic Flute’

Topics Musicc2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
music
musical
…

verb + score

compose
play
read
…

preposition

in a/the score

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[countable] the music written for a film or play

an award for best original score
The musical score is magnificent and the performances are outstanding.
The score for the movie was composed by John Williams.

Wordfinder

aria
chorus
coloratura
diva
libretto
opera
orchestra pit
recitative
score
surtitles

Topics Musicc1, Film and theatrec1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
music
musical
…

verb + score

compose
play
read
…

preposition

in a/the score

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twenty

[countable]

(plural score)

a set or group of 20 or approximately 20

Several cabs and a score of cars were parked outside.
by the score Doyle's success brought imitators by the score (= very many imitators).
the biblical age of three score years and ten (= 70)

Topics Maths and measurementc1

many

scores

[plural] very many

There were scores of boxes and crates, all waiting to be checked and loaded.

cut

[countable] a cut in a surface, made with a sharp tool

facts about situation

the score

[singular] (informal) the real facts about the present situation

What's the score?
You don't have to lie to me. I know the score.

Word Originlate Old English scoru ‘set of twenty’, from Old Norse skor ‘notch, tally, twenty’, of Germanic origin; related to shear. The verb (late Middle English) is from Old Norse skora ‘make an incision’.

Idioms

even the score

to harm or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past

on that/this score

about that/this matter
- You don't have to worry on that score.

settle a score/accounts (with somebody) | settle an old score

to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past
- ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’
- An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth.