grade
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1.4
- noun
- /ɡreɪd/
- US
:
grado (América Latina)
- These are first, second, and third grade readers.
- grade level
- first grade
- second grade
So in first grade I had a girlfriend.
- So in first grade I had a girlfriend.
- My mom, when I was in first grade, I had a spelling test.
- Was it a summer school class in fifth grade in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI?
- Gosh, I must have been first grade, maybe earlier.
- Three weeks later, my son's best friend from first grade passes away.
- So this represents one grade and then there's another.
- He was in my daughter's nursery school class and was in her grade for seven years.
- I remember what grade I was in, so big fan.
- We have several people in my grade have gone to jail.
- So it's like, you know, also like, bro, me in fifth grade, bro, if you put.
- You know, my grandfather was there first grade, so probably six.
- Well, third grade, I got my nose busted.
Examples
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Oh my gosh, what grade are you in, Second?
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Four students who recently completed their second grade year and experienced reading risk participated.
Academic text (2015) -
What else my first grade teacher is making me.
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In third grade, I think.
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So in first grade I had a girlfriend.
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At the end of first grade, they speak more AV.
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Yeah, I actually pitched that as our fifth grade graduation song.
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After the summer break, Marisa moved to first grade with Pam, who changed grade levels.
Academic text (2013) -
The classroom for this study was a third-grade special education classroom in a school.
Academic text (2015) -
In my school, students are grouped by their grade, such as first grade or second grade.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year
∞
1.0
Students who start or finish school at the same time
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4.9
A group of students taught together in the same year at school
Idioms
- Informal
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8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
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3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
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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
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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
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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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The school-year sense of grade comes from Latin gradus, meaning 'step'. A grade is a step in a student's progress — first grade is the first step, second grade the next.