What is the meaning of “in” of “The scores are in for the class of 2007″?
Written by admin on December 20th, 2009
I’m a learner of English Language.
I was watching the video podcast, CNN Student News,
I found a phrase I couldn’t understand. Could you put this sentence into another setence or paraphrase it?
“The scores are in for the class of 2007″
What is the meaning of “the scores are in”?
The whole passage is like this:
AZUZ: Switching gears now, it’s the three letters that can strike fear into the hearts of students: SAT. It’s not the only college entrance exam, but it’s still the biggest. The scores are in for the class of 2007, and the numbers are down, but not by much. Average scores on all three sections of the test dropped from the previous year….
December 22nd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
“Are in” in this usage has the meaning “have arrived” or “are available.”
Good luck with your studies!
December 24th, 2009 at 11:04 am
It means something like, “The scores have been released,” or, “The scores have been made public.”
December 24th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I’ll rephrase it.
The scores have been released for 2007 and the numbers are down, but not by much.
Does this help?