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evened the score

evened the score is the simple past and past participle of even the score.

Meaning of even the score

Verb

even the score (third-person singular simple present evens the score, present participle evening the score, simple past and past participle evened the score)

  1. (idiomatic) To seek or obtain revenge against someone.
    • Near-synonyms: pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin

Questions about evened the score

What is evened the score the simple past and past participle of?
Evened the score is the simple past and past participle of even the score.

Words near evened the score in the dictionary

  1. even-weaves
  2. evendown
  3. evene
  4. evened
  5. evened out
  6. evened the score
  7. evened up
  8. evenemential
  9. evener
  10. eveners
  11. evenes

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