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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

  • (..) I have to let you go. Goodbye Mr Grey. Alright pencils down. Please take your final exams to the back of the classroom. Final grades will be posted in two weeks. - Hey, you all good? - Yeah, why wouldn't I be? - We are so partying tonight. - Oh my god. (..)
    2015 Fifty Shades of Grey