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grade

[ɡɹeɪd]noun, verb1 syllable

Grade means: assign a rank or rating to.

Synonyms for grade16

noun, as in a body of students who are taught together

class, form, course

noun, as in a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

level, tier

noun, as in a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

mark, score

noun, as in a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

degree, level

noun, as in one-hundredth of a right angle

grad

noun, as in a degree of ablaut

gradation

noun, as in the height of the ground on which something stands

ground level

verb, as in assign a rank or rating to

rate, rank, range, order, place

verb, as in assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

score, mark

What does grade mean?13

verb

1

assign a rank or rating to“how would you rank these students?”

2

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation“grade tests”

3

level to the right gradient

4

determine the grade of or assign a grade to

noun

1

a body of students who are taught together“early morning classes are always sleepy”

2

a relative position or degree of value in a graded group“lumber of the highest grade”

3

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)“she made good marks in algebra”

4

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality“a moderate grade of intelligence”

5

one-hundredth of a right angle

6

a degree of ablaut

7

the height of the ground on which something stands“the base of the tower was below grade”

8

the gradient of a slope or road or other surface“the road had a steep grade”

9

a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grade?58

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 58 rhymes for grade, grouped by syllable

Grade in a sentence

  • If you don't study, you won't get a good grade.CK
  • By second grade, students are expected to have basic reading and writing skills.patgfisher
  • Right now my brother is in sixth grade, and my sister in twelfth.DJ_Saidez
  • In the first grade of primary school, children learn addition and subtraction.carlosalberto
  • In first grade, we took a field trip to the zoo.Miktsoanit
  • He listened to his teacher, made the revisions, and improved his grade.Babelball
  • Is the 'S' in 'senior', when referring to the grade level, capitalized?lesbianpetplay
  • As to your final grade, that depends on your final examination.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of grade

as a noun

plural
grades

as a verb

past tense
graded
present participle
grading
third-person singular
grades
past participle
graded