score
23
7.1
- noun
- /skɔr/
:
en ese aspecto
- Lane makes a lot of sense on that score, Miss Starlin.
In our next and final episode, we dig into the as yet unanswered questions that may affect the jury's determination on that score.
- In our next and final episode, we dig into the as yet unanswered questions that may affect the jury's determination on that score.
Examples
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There are no complaints on that score.
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I was hoping you could help me on that score.
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So, of course, I said no more on that score, and we went to sleep before long.
Fiction book (2001) -
I agree with him on that score but think him wrong to see this as a new development.
Academic text (1995) -
Not that I have any complaints on that score.
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I doubt if you qualify on that score.
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On this score, my feeling is no different from my predecessor Prime Ministers.
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Are we all copacetic on that score, gentlemen? - Yeah.
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I imagine you're well able to take care of yourself on that score, Your Majesty.
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I was hoping you could help me on that score during our meeting.
Synonyms
149
4.7
A reason that explains why something happens
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.9
Understand what really happens in a situation, often when it is bad
- Archaic
A way to say eighty-seven years ago, used by Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Gettysburg Address
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.7
Written music that shows all the parts for singers and instruments on separate lines
- Specialized
1
5.4
A quick test on a newborn to check heart rate, breathing, skin colour, muscle tone, and reflexes
- Archaic
1
9.9
Seventy years that people often use to mean a typical human lifespan
- Jargon
A number that compares weightlifting results for people with different body weights
Surface Forms
Etymology
The score in the phrase 'on that score' means 'in that respect' and comes from 'score' as a point or item in an account, so 'on that score' simply means 'about that point'.