grade Definition
grade (grād)
noun
- any of the stages in an orderly, systematic progression; step; degree
- a degree or rating in a scale classifying according to quality, rank, worth, intensity, etc.: often in hyphenated compounds grade A eggs, weapons-grade plutonium
- any of the official ranks or ratings of officers or enlisted men an army colonel and a navy captain are in grade O-6
- an accepted standard or level up to grade
- a group of people of the same rank, merit, worth, etc.
- ☆
- the degree of rise or descent of a sloping surface, as of a highway, railroad, etc.
- such a sloping surface
- the ground level around a building
- ☆
- any of the divisions in a school curriculum usually equal to one year; most systems in the U.S. include twelve grades after the kindergarten
- a group of pupils forming such a division in a school
- ☆ a mark or rating on an examination, in a school course, etc.
- ☆ Animal Husbandry an animal with one parent of pure breed
- Linguis. any of the various forms in which a vowel may appear in grammatically or etymologically related forms as a result of gradation
Etymology: Fr < L gradus, a step, degree, rank < gradi, to step, walk < IE base *ghredh-, to stride > Goth griths, step
transitive verb grad′ed, grad′·ing
- to arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
- to give a grade (sense ) to
- to gradate
- ☆ to level or slope (ground, a road, etc.) evenly
- ☆ Animal Husbandry to improve by crossing with a pure breed: often with up
intransitive verb
- to assume an indicated rank or position in a series; be of a certain grade
- to change gradually; go through a series of stages
grade Idioms
at grade
☆on the same level
make the grade
☆- to get to the top of a steep incline
- to overcome obstacles and succeed
the grades
☆elementary school
grade Synonyms
grade
n.
An incline
hill, slope, inclined plane, gradient, slant, inclination, pitch, ascent, descent, obliquity, tangent, ramp, upgrade, acclivity, declivity, downgrade, climb, elevation, height; see also hill.An embankment
Rank or degree
class, category, classification; see degree 2.A division of a school
*A hybrid
make the grade*
grade Synonyms
grade Law Definition
n
grade Usage Examples
Converse of object
- achieve: Will you achieve the grades required to study the course?
- predict: If you haven't taken your examinations yet your teacher should be able to give you an idea of your predicted grades.
- attain: Most pupils attain grade A* or A at GCSE.
Adjective modifier
- eighth: I loved going to this school - loved going through every grade from kindergarten through eighth grade.
- high: Do you need a high grade at your GCSE English?
- 6th: I walked out of there and avoided him until i moved away, at the end of 6th grade.
- final: The assignments will account in total for 30 % of the final grade.
- low: Humans, at least the lower grade of humans, are in principle opposed to the rest of nature.
Modifies a noun
- A-C: Direct entrants are required to have five GCSE passes at grades A-C, of which one pass should be in English.
- B: A-level French with a minimum of grade B is specified for Law French.
- E: Entry Requirements Typically BTEC, ND, AVCE or two A Levels ( grade E or above ).
- gcses: This year, 7 % of school-leavers passed five or more higher grade GCSEs, compared with 48 % in Derby generally.
- malathion: The Committee agreed that there was no evidence for mutagenicity of technical grade malathion in bacteria.
- a*: You need to be at least 16 and have 4 GCSE passes at grade A* to C or an equivalent qualification.
Noun used with modifier
- A-level: Is a GCSE or A-level grade examination on insurance feasible?
- A-C: Christ's Hospital pupils also had a record number of passes ( A-C grades ) of 98.4 % .
- gcse: GCSE grades at C or higher in English and Mathematics are preferable.
- F: The out-patient chemotherapy service has benefited from an increase of staff and now has five F grade chemotherapy nurse practitioners.
Possessives
'a: If you enjoy what you are doing, this will undoubtedly be reflected in your 'A ' level grade.
Present participle complement
accord: The streets were graded according to the amount of litter found.

