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grade (grād)

noun

  1. any of the stages in an orderly, systematic progression; step; degree
    1. 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
    2. any of the official ranks or ratings of officers or enlisted men an army colonel and a navy captain are in grade O-6
    3. an accepted standard or level up to grade
    4. a group of people of the same rank, merit, worth, etc.
  3. ☆
    1. the degree of rise or descent of a sloping surface, as of a highway, railroad, etc.
    2. such a sloping surface
  4. the ground level around a building
  5. ☆
    1. 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
    2. a group of pupils forming such a division in a school
  6. ☆ a mark or rating on an examination, in a school course, etc.
  7. ☆ Animal Husbandry an animal with one parent of pure breed
  8. 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

  1. to arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
  2. to give a grade (sense ) to
  3. to gradate
  4. ☆ to level or slope (ground, a road, etc.) evenly
  5. ☆ Animal Husbandry to improve by crossing with a pure breed: often with up

intransitive verb

  1. to assume an indicated rank or position in a series; be of a certain grade
  2. to change gradually; go through a series of stages

grade Idioms

at grade

☆

on the same level

make the grade

☆
  1. to get to the top of a steep incline
  2. to overcome obstacles and succeed

the grades

☆

elementary school

grade Synonyms

grade

n.

  1. 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.

  2. An embankment

    fill, causeway, dike; see dam 1.

  3. Rank or degree

    class, category, classification; see degree 2.

  4. A division of a school

    class, standard, form, rank; see class 3.

  5. *A hybrid

    mixture, mongrel, ordinary specimen; see hybrid.

make the grade*

win, prosper, achieve; see succeed 1.

grade Synonyms

grade

v.

rate, give a grade to, assort; see rank 2.

grade Law Definition

n

A level of seriousness of a crime, which assists in determining the sentence to be given.

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.