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grade
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- pronunciation:
- greId
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- make the grade
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a level, degree, or rank in a scale.
The store sells only the highest grade of beef.Diamonds of this grade are not used in fine jewelry.Only recruits who reach the highest grade are selected for these special assignments.- synonyms:
- level, notch, position, quality, rank, standing, status
- similar words:
- class, degree, league, rate, scale, stage, station, step, tier
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| definition 2: |
a division made by age to group school children for instruction, or the children who belong to such a division.
My son is in second grade.The sixth grade went to the museum yesterday.- similar words:
- class
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| definition 3: |
a number or letter that indicates the relative quality of schoolwork.
I worked hard to get a good grade in that class.What grade did you get on your paper?- synonyms:
- mark, score
- similar words:
- rating
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| definition 4: |
the degree of inclination of a road or railroad.
My car could never make it up such a steep grade.- synonyms:
- gradient, rise
- similar words:
- acclivity, declination, decline, declivity, downgrade, hill, inclination, incline, pitch, slant, slope, upgrade
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| related words: |
alloy, ascent, denomination, mark, order |
adjective + (n.)grade
above,
academic,
average,
content,
cumulative,
decent,
elementary,
failing,
final,
gifted,
high,
intermediate,
junior,
low,
mean,
middle,
passing,
preschool,
primary,
secondary,
selected,
steep,
upper
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verb + (n.)grade
assign, attend, award, complete, correlate, earn, enroll, enter, graduate, prekindergarten, progress, receive, repeat, skip, teach
(n.)grade
+ verb
plummet, test
noun + (n.)grade
achievement,
assignment,
attendance,
completion,
correlation,
course,
criteria,
curriculum,
enrollment,
exam,
freshman,
homework,
kindergarten,
literacy,
math,
mathematics,
orientation,
pay,
predictor,
pupil,
semester,
student,
test,
textbook,
variance,
youngster
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| phrase: |
make the grade |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
grades, grading, graded |
| definition 1: |
to assign a rank according to quality; give a grade to; evaluate.
Teachers spend a lot of time grading papers.- synonyms:
- evaluate, mark, rate
- similar words:
- rank
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| definition 2: |
to organize or sort by steps or degrees; class.
The lessons are graded so that they start out easy and become more challenging.They grade the eggs according to size and quality.- synonyms:
- categorize, class, classify, graduate, group, rank, rate, sort, type
- similar words:
- arrange, coordinate, methodize, order, organize, pigeonhole, place, position, size, value
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| definition 3: |
to make level or even.
The crew graded the road.- synonyms:
- even, level, smooth
- similar words:
- flatten, pitch, roll, steamroller
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| related words: |
array, bank, class, form, range, score, type |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be arranged in grades or stages.
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| definition 2: |
to be of a particular level of quality.
- synonyms:
- rank, rate
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| related words: |
rate |
adverb + (v.)grade
below, overall
(v.)grade
+ noun
average, curve, essay, inflation, instructor, language, level, paper, performance, point, retention, scale, school
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The word grade comes from a Latin word that means "a step" or "a degree."
The word grade
contains the following part:
grad, -grade
Latin
root
that means go, step, degree
  Example words:
biodegradable, centigrade, degrade, downgrade, gradate, gradation, grade, gradient, gradual, graduate, ingredient, plantigrade, postgraduate, retrograde, upgrade
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