grade

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Etymology[edit]

From French grade (“a grade, degree”), from Latin gradus (“a step, pace, a step in a ladder or stair, a station, position, degree”), from gradi (“to walk, step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰradʰ-, *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs, “step, grade”), Bavarian Gritt (“step, stride”), Lithuanian grìdiju (“to go, wander”).

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Noun[edit]

grade (plural grades)

  1. A rating.
    I gave him a good grade for effort.
  2. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
    He got a good grade on the test.
  3. A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
    This fine-grade coin from 1837 is worth a good amount.
  4. A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
    The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent
  5. (North America, education) A level of pre-collegiate education.
    Clancy is entering the fifth grade this year.
    Clancy starts grade five this year.
  6. (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
    The grade fives are on a field trip.
  7. An area that has been graded by a grader (construction machine)
  8. The level of the ground.
    This material absorbs moisture and is probably not a good choice for use below grade.
  9. (mathematics) A gradian.
  10. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
    • Whittier
      The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown / On wigwam-log, and tree, and stone.

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Translations[edit]

rating
degree or level of something
slope of a roadway or other passage
level of pre-collegiate education
student of a particular grade
graded area
level of the ground
mathematics: gradian — see gradian

Verb[edit]

grade (third-person singular simple present grades, present participle grading, simple past and past participle graded)

  1. To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
  2. To assign a score to overall academic performance.
  3. To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
  4. (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the noun or verb grade

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Adverb[edit]

grade

  1. gradually

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin gradus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

grade m (plural grades)

  1. rank
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume 1, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter XLII:
      Ce que je puis dire, c’est que le choix qu’avait fait ce gentilhomme de la carrière des armes lui avait si bien réussi, qu’en peu d’années, par sa valeur et sa belle conduite, et sans autre appui que son mérite éclatant, il parvint au grade de capitaine d’infanterie, et se vit en passe d’être promu bientôt à celui de mestre de camp.
      What I can say, is that the choice that this gentleman made concerning the career of arms succeeded well for him, that in few years, by his valour and good conduct, and without any support other than his shining merit, he reached the rank of captain of infantry, and saw himself in a position to be soon promoted to that of master of corps.
  2. (geometry) gradian

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Verb[edit]

grade (infinitive gradar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of gradar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gradar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gradar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of gradar.
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