grade
♦ grade /gr'eɪd/ (grades grading graded)
1 [VERB] be V-ed, V n, V-ing
If something is graded, its quality is judged, and it is often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is.
Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer...
South Point College does not grade the students' work.
...a three-tier grading system.
2 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft adj N, N num
The grade of a product is its quality, especially when this has been officially judged.
...a good grade of plywood.
...a grade II listed building.
[COMB in ADJ]
Grade is also a combining form.
...weapons-grade plutonium.
...aviation fuel and high-grade oil.
3 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft adj N, N num
Your grade in an examination or piece of written work is the mark you get, usually in the form of a letter or number, that indicates your level of achievement.
What grade are you hoping to get?...
There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
Your grade in a company or organization is your level of importance or your rank.
Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.
5 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft ord N
In the United States, a grade is a group of classes in which all the children are of a similar age. When you are six years old you go into the first grade and you leave school after the twelfth grade.
Mr White teaches first grade in south Georgia.
6 [N-COUNT]
A grade is a slope. (AM; in BRIT, use gradient)
She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
7 [N-COUNT]
Someone's grade is their military rank. (AM)
I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade.
8 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone makes the grade, they succeed, especially by reaching a particular standard.
She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.grade cross|ing (grade crossings)
[N-COUNT]
A grade crossing is a place where a railroad track crosses a road at the same level. (AM; in BRIT, use level crossing)grade school (grade schools)
[N-VAR] oft in N
In the United States, a grade school is the same as an elementary school.
I was just in grade school at the time, but I remember it perfectly.
1 [VERB] be V-ed, V n, V-ing
If something is graded, its quality is judged, and it is often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is.
Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer...
South Point College does not grade the students' work.
...a three-tier grading system.
2 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft adj N, N num
The grade of a product is its quality, especially when this has been officially judged.
...a good grade of plywood.
...a grade II listed building.
[COMB in ADJ]
Grade is also a combining form.
...weapons-grade plutonium.
...aviation fuel and high-grade oil.
3 [N-COUNT] with supp, oft adj N, N num
Your grade in an examination or piece of written work is the mark you get, usually in the form of a letter or number, that indicates your level of achievement.
What grade are you hoping to get?...
There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades.
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
Your grade in a company or organization is your level of importance or your rank.
Staff turnover is particularly high among junior grades.
5 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft ord N
In the United States, a grade is a group of classes in which all the children are of a similar age. When you are six years old you go into the first grade and you leave school after the twelfth grade.
Mr White teaches first grade in south Georgia.
6 [N-COUNT]
A grade is a slope. (AM; in BRIT, use gradient)
She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
7 [N-COUNT]
Someone's grade is their military rank. (AM)
I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior grade.
8 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone makes the grade, they succeed, especially by reaching a particular standard.
She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.grade cross|ing (grade crossings)
[N-COUNT]
A grade crossing is a place where a railroad track crosses a road at the same level. (AM; in BRIT, use level crossing)grade school (grade schools)
[N-VAR] oft in N
In the United States, a grade school is the same as an elementary school.
I was just in grade school at the time, but I remember it perfectly.