grade
[ɡɹeɪd]
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.80 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rating.
noun
Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
Canadian usage; American usage
noun
Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
noun
An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
Example Sentences
- "This fine-grade coin from 1837 is worth a good amount."
- "prime grade beef"
- "He got a good grade on the test."
- "I gave him a good grade for effort."
- "You need a grade of at least 80% in first-year calculus to be admitted to the CS major program."
- "There are a lot of varieties of diatomaceous earth, so when you are shopping, be sure to get the right stuff! Make sure that you get food grade diatomaceous earth. Some people make 3% of the food they eat be diatomaceous earth."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French grade (“a grade, degree”), from Latin gradus (“a step, pace, degree”), from Proto-Italic *graðus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Doublet of gradus. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”), Lithuanian gri̇̀diju (“to go, wander”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ɡɹeɪd]
- British English: [ɡɹeɪd]
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Intransitive verb
- Dated