score
/skɔː(r)/noun
उच्चारण स्कॉर
अंक, स्कोर; बीस; संगीत
Basic word
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[C]
the number of points, goals that each player or team has in a game or competition; the number of points somebody gets for correct answers in a test; (old use) a set or group of 20; the written music for a film, play
अंक, स्कोर; बीस; संगीत
- The final score was 2-1.
- a score of 180 in the exam
- three score years
+ 3 more examples
- The score was level at half time.
- What was your score in the maths test?
- India's score reached 250 for four in the first innings.
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[T, I]
to win points, goals in a game or competition; to gain marks in a test or exam; to be successful
अंक प्राप्त करना; सफल होना
- She scored 95 in English.
- He scored a century.
- Rohit scored twice before the interval.
+ 2 more examples
- Students who score above ninety per cent get a scholarship.
- The striker failed to score from a simple chance.
¶Idioms 3
know the score
to know the real facts about a situation and what you have to deal with, even if this is unpleasant
(किसी स्थिति की) असलियत समझना
- You know the score: no work, no pay.
- She knew the score before she accepted the job.
settle a score / settle an old score
to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past
(पुराना) बदला चुकाना
- He came back to settle an old score with his rival.
- The fight was about settling scores.
on that/this score
as far as that or this is concerned
इस/उस बारे में; इस/उस मामले में
- You needn't worry on that score.
- On this score, the new policy is better.
→Phrasal verbs 2
score off sb
(British) to make sb look stupid, especially by making clever remarks
(चतुर बातों से) किसी को नीचा दिखाना
- He is always trying to score off his colleagues in meetings.
- There is no need to score off people just to win an argument.
score sth out
to draw a line or lines through a word or words in a piece of writing
(लिखे हुए को) काट देना
- Score out any answer you do not want the examiner to read.
- Two names on the list had been scored out.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart score (points) and scorecard.
Score (अंक) और scorecard को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: score (old use) means twenty ('four score and seven years ago', meaning 87 years, from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address); a score of (twenty); scores (many).
प्रयोग में score (पुराना प्रयोग) का अर्थ बीस है ('four score and seven years ago', अर्थात 87 वर्ष, Abraham Lincoln के Gettysburg Address से); a score of (बीस); scores (बहुत)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Settle a score or an old score (take revenge on somebody for something they did in the past), on that score (as far as that is concerned: 'You needn't worry on that score'), know the score (know the real facts of a situation), scores of (a large number: 'scores of people').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: settle a score या an old score (अतीत में किए के लिए किसी से बदला लेना, पुराना हिसाब चुकाना), on that score (जहाँ तक उस बात का संबंध है: 'You needn't worry on that score'), know the score (स्थिति के वास्तविक तथ्य जानना), scores of (बड़ी संख्या में: 'scores of people')।
Scoreboard, high score, credit score.
Collocations: scoreboard, high score, credit score।