grade
- noun
- /ɡreɪd/
- 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.
- I'm not a fan of grades and tests myself.
- So if you just use high school grades, it's OK.
- But when some of them got their first bad grade, they just fell apart.
- So great, I got a better grade on my junior term paper.
- So with my grades, I did pretty well.
- I have had some really bad grades, and maybe you have too.
- The final myth about law school success is that grades are enough.
- So in America I got one grade ABCDERF.
Examples
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If you blow off discussion section, your grade will suffer.
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When I got bad grades, I would be grounded.
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So no one lost a letter grade due to this test.
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But when some of them got their first bad grade, they just fell apart.
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I thought you had the highest grade point in our class.
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Go to school, get your grades right and do good.
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His grades were always good.
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He's got the best grades in the house.
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Good grades will help if you don't have the money.
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I was thrilled to receive a high grade on my final exam.
Synonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
- Specialized
A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons
- Specialized
A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals
- Jargon
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Specialized
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Informal
Being extremely strong and concentrated, used to describe coffee or glue
- Jargon
A V-shaped badge on a sleeve that shows a military person's rank and years of service
- Specialized
A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry
- Specialized
A chemical that is pure enough for use in factories but has some impurities
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Surface Forms
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.