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grade

449 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
842 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
141 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

58 1.4

A school for young children in their first years of education

47 1.0

A school or college score that shows above average work

16 3.3

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

15 3.7

A job level that sets how much pay an employee gets

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

weapons-grade
  • Specialized
12 8.2

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

3 9.5

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

3 3.7

Of the highest quality, better than others like it

grade crossing
  • Specialized
1 3.2

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

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

1 7.0

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

1 6.5

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

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

1 4.1

Having lower rank or position in a workplace

weapons-grade
  • Informal
1 7.8

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

7.2

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

Right for a student's school grade and ability

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

technical grade
  • Specialized
6.0

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

thirteenth grade
  • Informal
6.8

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

How Good

distinction
  • Formal
40 4.6
merit
258 3.5
grade
449 1.2
to pass
388 1.0
to fail
∞ 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.