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grade

461 1.2
A letter or number that shows how well a student did on a test
  • noun
  • /ɡreɪd/
: nota
  • So great, I got a better grade on my junior term paper.
  • an average grade
  • letter grade
  • get good grades

I'm not a fan of grades and tests myself.

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Examples

  • If you blow off discussion section, your grade will suffer.

  • When I got bad grades, I would be grounded.

  • So no one lost a letter grade due to this test.

  • But when some of them got their first bad grade, they just fell apart.

  • I thought you had the highest grade point in our class.

  • Go to school, get your grades right and do good.

  • His grades were always good.

  • He's got the best grades in the house.

  • Good grades will help if you don't have the money.

  • I was thrilled to receive a high grade on my final exam.

Synonyms

score
vsgrade
735 1.3

The number of points earned in a game or test

focuses on overall exam or course result rather than raw points
mark
vsgrade
  • UK
53 1.8

A number or letter showing how well a student did

applies to performance across an exam or an entire course

Idioms

To reach the level needed to succeed

1 8.2

Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work

Compounds

67 1.4

A school for young children in their first years of education

63 1.0

A school or college score that shows above average work

18 3.7

A job level that sets how much pay an employee gets

17 3.3

A number given for a course mark to calculate a student's average

weapons-grade
  • Specialized
16 8.2

Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons

A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks

5 9.5

A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons

4 3.7

Of the highest quality, better than others like it

3 4.1

Having lower rank or position in a workplace

Made to be strong and last a long time for use in businesses or industry

2 6.5

An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant

weapons-grade
  • Informal
1 7.8

Being extremely strong and concentrated, used to describe coffee or glue

grade crossing
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals

1 7.0

An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel

grade grubber
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A student who often asks teachers for extra points to get high marks

grade separation
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel

thirteenth grade
  • Informal
1 6.8

An extra year at high school when a student does not move on

Right for a student's school grade and ability

technical grade
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A chemical that is pure enough for use in factories but has some impurities

7.2

A V-shaped badge on a sleeve that shows a military person's rank and years of service

grade-constructed
  • Specialized
7.7

Built at ground level, not above or below it

technical-grade
  • Specialized
6.7

A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry

How Good

distinction
  • Formal
51 4.6
merit
262 3.5
grade
461 1.2
to pass
476 1.0
to fail
725 1.0

Surface Forms

grade singular
grades plural

Etymology

Grade comes from the Latin gradus, which means 'step'. So a school grade is like a 'step' on a scale of marks — a higher step shows better work.