keep score

This page is about the collocation keep score

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to keep a record of the score in a game or a match

For example

  • In a professional tennis match, the umpire keeps score.

  • Golfers have to keep their own scores.

Quick Quiz

If we don't keep score, we won't know

a. who's scoring

b. who's playing

c. who's winning
a) who's scoring b) who's playing c) who's winning

Contributor: Matt Errey