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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

  • (..) He's got no call being up in here. You don't know that fool for shit. - He's right, Dom. - There was a time when I didn't know you. That was in the third grade! - Yeah. So, what girls are here? - You name it. You want mine? - You need to shut the.... - You want two? - You don't have anything? (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious