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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

settle a score en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To even the score.
    • Arsenal also have a score to settle with Liverpool after losing 2-0 at home in the recent FA Cup third-round tie, when they had so many chances to score before almost inevitably falling victim to two late sucker-punches. 2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

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settled a score Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
settled a score Tense=Past lexicographic
settles a score Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
settling a score Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic