to score full marks

  • 1full marks — noun plural BRITISH 1. ) the highest score that a student can get on an examination 2. ) full marks for MAINLY SPOKEN praise that someone deserves …

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  • 2full marks — noun plural : complete credit : due commendation full marks must be given the victor * * * full marks, Especially British Informal. complete credit; praise; compliments: »Moreno, who rode the winner, deserves full marks for horsemanship (Audax… …

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  • 3full marks — 1) N PLURAL If you get full marks in a test or exam, you get everything right and gain the maximum number of marks. [BRIT] Most people in fact got full marks in one question and zero in the other. (in AM, use a perfect score) 2) N PLURAL: usu N… …

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  • 4full marks — UK / US noun [plural] British 1) the highest score that a student can get in an examination She got full marks in French. 2) mainly spoken praise that someone deserves full marks for: You have to give him full marks for trying …

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  • 5ˌfull ˈmarks — noun [plural] British the highest score that a student can get in an examination She got full marks in French.[/ex] …

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  • 6score */*/*/ — I UK [skɔː(r)] / US [skɔr] verb Word forms score : present tense I/you/we/they score he/she/it scores present participle scoring past tense scored past participle scored 1) [intransitive/transitive] to get a point in a game or sport No one scored …

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  • 7score*/*/ — [skɔː] verb I 1) [I/T] to get a point in a game or sport No one scored in the first half.[/ex] He scored the first goal after five minutes.[/ex] 2) [T] to achieve a particular amount, level etc in a test She s hoping to score full marks in the… …

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  • 8full — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 (often foll. by of) holding all its limits will allow (the bucket is full; full of water). 2 having eaten to one s limits or satisfaction. 3 abundant, copious, satisfying, sufficient (a full programme of events; led …

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  • 9score — scoreless, adj. scorer, n. /skawr, skohr/, n., pl. scores, score for 11, v., scored, scoring. n. 1. the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. 2. the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play,… …

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  • 10score — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a game, competition, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, excellent, good, high, record, top ▪ winning ▪ bad …

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