Scoren
Example: Het team moet harder werken om meer doelpunten te scoren.
Definition
"Scoren" means to achieve or gain points, goals, or success in a competitive context, often used in sports to indicate the act of making a goal or point. For example, a team must work harder to score more goals.
Etymology
The Dutch word "scoren" comes from the English word "score," which originally referred to a notch or mark made to keep count. Over time, "score" evolved to mean points earned in a game, and Dutch adopted the verb form "scoren" to express achieving points or success.
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"Scoren" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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