Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep score

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: keep- s-core
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep track of the score in a game.

verb

To keep track of figures, numbers, or other details in various other contexts.

verb

To keep track of figures, numbers, or other details in various other contexts.

Example Sentences

"Too many of us are attempting to "prove" our manhood by the tired heterosexual method of "keeping score"."
"What I've learned I'm not really sure / Oh so many times / I've stopped keeping score / Traces and faces and people I meet / Seem to be a circle that just repeats"
"i never, EVER entered into a friendship with the idea that i was *owed* anything by that person. i never "kept score". not ever."
"I've been praying on my own since very, very young [...] but it "degenerated" in me talking to God direct [...] and asking various things for others, sometimes for myself. It worked very often but I never kept score."

Inflected Forms

keeps score (present, singular) keeping score (participle, present) kept score (participle, past) kept score (past)

Phrases

even the score pay off old scores settle the score

Frequently Paired Words

even the score pay off old scores scoreboard scorebook scorecard scorekeeper scorekeeping settle the score

Questions

What does keep score mean?: To keep track of the score in a game.

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