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grade

Definition

  • noun: a level of study that is completed by a student during one year
  • noun: a position in a scale of ranks or qualities
  • verb: to give a grade to (a student or a student's work)
  • verb: to arrange in 'grades'
  • synonyms: sort, acclivity, adjust

Examples

  • ('US') I got a good 'grade' on my math test. = ('Brit') I got a good 'grade' in my maths test.

  • Many people apply for these positions, but only a few 'make the grade'.

  • How would you 'grade' your meal on a scale from one to five?

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're gonna teach them your name and Ian's? Yeah, so that we can learn their names, if they have names, and then introduce pronouns later. These are all grade school words. Eat, walk. Help me understand. No-no-no, not the top! Ok, this is where you wanna get to, right? (..)
    2016 Arrival