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to grade

to grade

94 2.3
To give a letter or number to show how good their work is
  • verb
  • /ɡreɪd/
: calificar
  • We'll grade them on a scale of one to ten.
  • grade papers
  • grade homework
  • grade tests

So guys started buying these things and they were sending more to get graded at Beckett and PSA.

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Examples

  • The tests were short answer and were easily graded by the professor immediately after class.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I sat down and started grading papers, hoping just my presence was of some comfort.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We grade children, we grade their art from very, very early age.

  • You have papers to grade.

  • I'll grade them during lunch.

  • Since I was in sixth grade, I was able to grade her papers for her.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The student teachers were graded by their peers and instructor during this lesson.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The teacher, alone in the classroom, was at his desk grading the penmanship lesson.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Current events assignments were posted on the discussion board and were graded based on an instructor-developed rubric.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The teacher needs to grade the final exams before the report cards are sent out.

Synonyms

to score
vsto grade
794 1.5

To get points or a grade in a contest

is focused on assigning a value or rank during evaluation
to rate
vsto grade
335 2.7

To judge how good or valuable something is

is narrower, used when giving values specifically for assessed work
to mark
vsto grade
  • UK
4 2.3

Give a number or letter to a student's work

is used when assigning a value or rank as a formal evaluation

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

106 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

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 Thorough

to evaluate
351 3.2
to grade
94 2.3
to check
∞ 1.0
to glance at
218 2.0

Surface Forms

grade infinitive
graded past
graded past participle
grading present participle
grades third person singular

Etymology

The verb grade comes from the Latin gradus ('step') and is the same root as graduate. To grade work is to put it on the right 'step' or level of quality.