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settled a score

settled a score is the simple past and past participle of settle a score.

Meaning of settle a score

Verb

settle a score (third-person singular simple present settles a score, present participle settling a score, simple past and past participle settled a score)

  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

Questions about settled a score

What is settled a score the simple past and past participle of?
Settled a score is the simple past and past participle of settle a score.

Words near settled a score in the dictionary

  1. settle with
  2. settleability
  3. settleable
  4. settleables
  5. settled
  6. settled a score
  7. settled accounts with
  8. settled district
  9. settled districts
  10. settled down
  11. settled for

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