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noun | verb gradegrade1 /greɪd/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun ETYMOLOGYgrade1Origin: 1500-1600 French Latin gradus step, degree adjectives► a good grade If you study hard, you will get good grades. ► a bad grade Matt was disappointed because he got a bad grade. ► a high grade (=a good grade) She got high grades in all her science subjects. ► a low grade (=a bad grade) They receive low grades because they fail to turn in assignments. ► the top/highest grade Ted got the top grade in the class on the math test. ► a passing grade (=a grade that is good enough to pass a class) He just barely got a passing grade for the semester. ► a failing grade If she gets failing grades, she will have to repeat the school year. verbs► get a grade (also receive a grade formal) He had always gotten good grades. ► earn a grade (=do the work necessary to get a particular grade) The teacher gave him an A, but did he really earn the grade? ► give somebody a grade What grade did Mrs. Vance give you on your essay? ► improve your grades She’s working hard to improve her grades. grade + nouns► grade point average (=a number representing the average of all a student’s grades) She has maintained a 3.8 grade point average all through high school. ► grade inflation (=the gradual process of grades becoming higher now than they would have been in the past) There is evidence of grade inflation, as 33% of students now have an A average, whereas in 1969 only 12% did. 1NUMBER/LETTER IN SCHOOL [countable] a number or letter that shows how well you have done in school, college, etc. SYN mark: Ellen always gets good grades. My parents won’t let me play sports if I don’t improve my grades.2SCHOOL YEAR [countable] one of the 12 years you are in school in the U.S., or the students in a particular year: What grade are you in? My aunt is a fifth-grade teacher.be in first/sixth etc. grade My brother is in tenth grade.3STANDARD [countable, uncountable] a particular standard, measurement, or level of quality that a product, material, etc. has: The restaurant uses only Grade A beef. The country now possesses weapons-grade nuclear material. He’s had a low-grade fever for a week (=a fever with a slightly high temperature).4SLOPE [countable] a slope or a degree of slope, especially in a road or railroad tracks SYN gradient: The grade is too steep for large trucks.5COMPANY [countable, uncountable] the level of importance you have or the level of pay you receive in a company or organization: The pay scale is based on grade and length of service.6make the grade to succeed or reach the necessary standard: Only a few athletes make the grade in professional sports.[Origin: 1500–1600 French, Latin gradus step, degree]COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa good grade If you study hard, you will get good grades.a bad grade Matt was disappointed because he got a bad grade.a high grade (=a good grade) She got high grades in all her science subjects.a low grade (=a bad grade) They receive low grades because they fail to turn in assignments.the top/highest grade Ted got the top grade in the class on the math test.a passing grade (=a grade that is good enough to pass a class) He just barely got a passing grade for the semester.a failing grade If she gets failing grades, she will have to repeat the school year.verbsget a grade (also receive a grade formal) He had always gotten good grades.earn a grade (=do the work necessary to get a particular grade) The teacher gave him an A, but did he really earn the grade?give somebody a grade What grade did Mrs. Vance give you on your essay?improve your grades She’s working hard to improve her grades.grade + nounsgrade point average (=a number representing the average of all a student’s grades) She has maintained a 3.8 grade point average all through high school.grade inflation (=the gradual process of grades becoming higher now than they would have been in the past) There is evidence of grade inflation, as 33% of students now have an A average, whereas in 1969 only 12% did. noun | verb gradegrade2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEgrade |
| Present | I, you, we, they | grade | | he, she, it | grades | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | graded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have graded | | he, she, it | has graded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had graded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will grade | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have graded |
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| Present | I | am grading | | he, she, it | is grading | | you, we, they | are grading | | Past | I, he, she, it | was grading | | you, we, they | were grading | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been grading | | he, she, it | has been grading | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been grading | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be grading | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been grading |
THESAURUSopinion► judge to form or give an opinion about someone or something according to what you know, see, hear, etc.: He seems like a nice guy, but it’s too early to judge. I’d say she’s pretty rich, judging from her clothes (=after looking at her clothes). ► evaluate formal to judge how good, useful, or successful someone or something is, usually with some kind of test: The survey was supposed to evaluate customer satisfaction. ► assess formal to judge someone’s level of skill or how good, bad, etc. something is: Psychologists will assess the child’s behavior. ► gauge to judge what someone is likely to do or how he or she feels, especially by watching and listening: I was trying to gauge how much she understood about the situation. ► appraise to judge the effectiveness of something: The company regularly appraises the performance of its employees. ► grade to judge how good a test or a piece of school work is, and give it a letter or number that represents its quality: Teachers spend a lot of time grading students’ work in the evenings. ► review to give your opinion about how good or bad something is, especially a new movie, book, play, etc., by writing a newspaper or magazine article: He reviews movies for Time Magazine. 1to give a grade to a test or to a piece of school work SYN mark: I spent the weekend grading tests.2to say what level of quality something has, or what standard it is: Beef is graded on the basis of its fat content.► see thesaurus at judge23to make something such as a road or hill less steep: The hillsides must be graded to prevent erosion. |