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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

  • (..) See me standing here? I'm sorry. I'm trying. I wanna be here. Then be here. Look at you, Peter. Your grades have been steadily declining. You're late for class. You always appear exhausted. Your paper on fusion is still overdue. I know. I'm planning to write it on Dr. Otto Octavius. (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2