Score Scored Competition Points Half Failed Verb Skɔː(R

• fraser scored again in the second half.
• 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

score

Verb Forms

1. to win points, goals, etc. in a game or competition
• Fraser scored again in the second half.
• 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.
2. to keep a record of the points, goals, etc. won in a game or competition
• Who's going to score?
3. to gain marks in a test or an exam
• She scored 98 per cent in the French test.
• 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.
4. 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
5. to be worth a particular number of points
• Each correct answer will score two points.
6. to succeed; to have an advantage
• 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.
• 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.
7. to arrange a piece of music for one or more musical instruments or for voices
• The piece is scored for violin, viola and cello.
• The director invited him to score the movie (= write the music for it).
8. to make a cut or mark on a surface
• Score the card first with a knife.
9. to have sex with a new partner
• Did you score last night?
10. to buy or get illegal drugs
11. 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.