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

  • (..) Yes, it is. Chandler Bing. Do you know me or are you just really good at this game? I'm Susie Moss. Fourth grade? Glasses? I carried a box of animal crackers like a purse? Susie Moss! Right! Yeah! Wow! You look... Great job growing up. It's nice to see you don't still wear the cap with the mirrors on it. I graduated fourth grade and realized I wasn't a pimp. Remember the class play? You pulled up my skirt and the entire auditorium saw my underpants? Yes. Back then, I used humor (..)
    1996 TvShow: Friends Title: The One After the Superbowl: Part 1 Season: 2 Episode 12