Obtain and Score

Obtain

Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.
Usage example: after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist

Score is a synonym for obtain in get topic. In some cases you can use "Score" instead a verb "Obtain".

Nearby Words: obtained, obtainable, obtaining

Score

Score verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: finally scored a good job after years of hard work

Obtain is a synonym for score in possession topic. Sometimes you can use "Obtain" instead a verb "Score", if it concerns topics such as gain, buy.

Nearby Words: scored, scoring, scorer, scoreless

Common collocations

rank obtain rank score rank
point obtain point score point
way obtain way score way
ball obtain ball score ball
Other words: victory, card, items, points, amounts.

Both words in one sentence

  • Hold Up Your Score This led to a Crowning Moment of Funny when teams repeatedly tried and failed to obtain the target score - of 4 (averaged across 3 judges).
  • Life Meter Averted outright in Reflec Beat, which simply require you to obtain at least 70% of the maximum score to clear the song.
    Source: Life Meter
  • Shoot 'em Up This is important, because otherwise a player who can't avoid taking damage will be able to obtain a high score with fairly trivial effort.
    Source: Shoot 'em Up
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