to grade
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2.3
- 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.
- So guys started buying these things and they were sending more to get graded at Beckett and PSA.
- And quite frankly, you can't really blame Fitch for down grading the United States's credit rating.
- Grading is not like ABCD grading in school.
- So she's graded on an entirely different curve than him.
Examples
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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.
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You have papers to grade.
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I'll grade them during lunch.
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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
693
1.5
To get points or a grade in a contest
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2.7
To judge how good or valuable something is
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2.3
Give a number or letter to a student's work
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
14
3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
12
8.2
Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
- Specialized
3
9.5
A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons
- Specialized
1
3.2
A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals
- Jargon
1
7.0
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
1
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Specialized
1
6.1
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Informal
1
7.8
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
How Thorough
Surface Forms
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.