Grade

  • 31grade — grade1 [ greıd ] noun count *** 1. ) one of the levels of school in the U.S. that lasts one year. Students in the same grade are all about the same age: The topic is covered in the seventh grade. eighth grade students 2. ) a letter or number that …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32grade — I UK [ɡreɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms grade : singular grade plural grades ** 1) a level of quality or importance Their wool is suitable for finer grades of cloth. top grade tennis rackets 2) a letter or number that shows the quality of a …

    English dictionary

  • 33grade — derzeitig; augenblicklich; gegenwärtig; jetzig; derzeit; jetzt; zurzeit; aktuell; nun; gerade (umgangssprachlich); nunmehrig; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 34grade — grade1 W3S3 [greıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(standard)¦ 2¦(rank)¦ 3¦(mark in school)¦ 4 make the grade 5¦(school year)¦ 6¦(slope)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin gradus step, d …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35grade —    1. a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad is the English version, apparently… …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 36grade — [1] The steepness of the road on a hill. [2] The composition of gravel and rock, etc. of a road surface (thus the vehicle used to smooth it is a grader). [3] The strength factor of a fastener (i.e., nuts and bolts). In US fasteners, grade 2 has a …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 37grade — (gra d ) s. m. 1°   Degré de dignité, d honneur dans une hiérarchie. •   Rome n attache point le grade à la noblesse, CORN. Sertor. II, 2. •   Il est mille douceurs en un grade si haut [le trône] Où peut être avez vous moins pensé qu il ne faut,… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 38grade — [[t]greɪd[/t]] n. v. grad•ed, grad•ing 1) a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity 2) a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc 3) a step or stage in a course or process 4) edu… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39grade — n. & v. n. 1 a a certain degree in rank, merit, proficiency, quality, etc. b a class of persons or things of the same grade. 2 a a mark indicating the quality of a student s work. b an examination, esp. in music. 3 US a class in school, concerned …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40GRADE — s. m. Dignité, degré d honneur, d avancement. Il fut élevé au plus haut grade. Il est monté à un nouveau grade. Passer par tous les grades militaires. Le grade de caporal, de sergent. Le grade de capitaine, de colonel, de général. On lui a ôté,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)