0
Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Scores
Hi, Does Scores mean- A large number? The online dictionaty shows "dozens"
"His successor, Brigham Young, took scores of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847."
"His successor, Brigham Young, took scores of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847."
Top answer
Hi, I have to ask about "Took" too, Does it mean Married?
- Hi, I have to ask about "Took" too, Does it mean Married?
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
6 Answers
0
0
Hi
FlowersaHi, Does Scores mean- A large number? The online dictionaty shows "dozens""His successor, Brigham Young, took scores of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847.""His successor, Brigham Young, took a large number of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847."
00
Hi,
Does Scores mean- A large number? The online dictionary shows "dozens"
"His successor, Brigham Young, took scores of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847."
'A score' is an archaic term meaning 20. When we say 'scores of', we really just mean 'a lot of''.
Does Scores mean- A large number? The online dictionary shows "dozens"
"His successor, Brigham Young, took scores of wives after he led the Mormons to Utah in 1847."
'A score' is an archaic term meaning 20. When we say 'scores of', we really just mean 'a lot of''.
00
Hi Clive, so it's wrong to understand it as "dozens" ? I can understand with the first meaning that I wrote, something like big number of ...
00
Hi,
Dozens of / scores of are both common ways of saying 'A lot of'.
But if I buy a dozen carrots, I have 12.
If I buy a score of carrots, I have 20. (And my English sounds archaic.)
C
Dozens of / scores of are both common ways of saying 'A lot of'.
But if I buy a dozen carrots, I have 12.
If I buy a score of carrots, I have 20. (And my English sounds archaic.)
C
00
Hi, It's interesting the reason they used here score of and not wrote "many" I think I got it thanks
0
Related Questions