(A) to think of or develop an idea
(B) to declare something as sacred
(C) to suffer patiently over a period of time, or to survive a difficult or painful experience
(D) ** a group or set of twenty
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Concept note-1: -A ‘score’ is a group of 20 (often used in combination with a cardinal number, i.e. fourscore to mean 80), but also often used as an indefinite number (e.g. the newspaper headline “Scores of Typhoon Survivors Flown to Manila").
Concept note-2: -or plural score. : twenty. : a group of 20 things. often used in combination with a cardinal number. fourscore.
Concept note-3: -Where does score come from? The first records of score come from before the 1100s. The noun ultimately comes from the Old Norse skor, meaning “notch or tally” or “20.” The verb ultimately comes from the Old Norse skora, meaning “to notch” or “to count by tallies.”
Concept note-4: -to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive: Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang. He is using his wealth and power to settle old scores. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.