great
∞
1.0
- adjective
- /ɡreɪt/
- The discovery of penicillin was a great advancement in medicine.
- of great importance
- a great power
- a great success
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- So it's it's a long read, great historical novel.
- How do you prepare for being a great daughter or a great sister?
- have known that this time of great change was coming.
- So you need to be a great friend to them.
- We are people with great values, great traditions, a great history.
- She also teaches him the great spell of transforming.
- Just as songs is the last great song book and chick.
- He says the advantage of the great advantage of truth is this.
Examples
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Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a great leader who fought for civil rights.
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This painting is a great example of Impressionist art.
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So she was just a great person, tough girl.
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We all helped with one great aim in mind.
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The kid had a great college career, no doubt about it.
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Now, one of the great new features on the 2011 model...
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This policy might cost us a great deal of money.
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That is the stance from which all great art should proceed.
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She really had quite a great life for a cat.
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Sometimes students have the mistaken impression that a great performance is due to fate or luck.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
∞
2.0
Important and having a strong effect
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1.0
Many people know them for something good or important
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1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
944
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
891
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
650
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
466
3.9
Important in history and often remembered for a long time
311
3.9
Easy to see or remember because it stands out
288
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
241
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
211
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
136
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
114
3.7
Worth attention because it is important or unusual
112
4.1
Well known and respected for being very good
72
3.5
Well known and respected by many people
56
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
54
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
49
1.0
Important and powerful in a field or group
35
3.7
Having high moral or intellectual aims
34
4.2
Worth paying attention to because it is important or interesting
32
5.6
A person who is well known and respected in their field
31
7.4
Well known and respected for important work
20
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
16
4.2
Is very large and impressive in size or purpose
15
8.0
The most respected and well known in a particular field
3
7.0
Much greater than normal in size, skill or success
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
3
8.8
Ordinary people who richer, more powerful people often talk about in a rude way
- Literature
1
7.5
People in society who are important, respected, and have power
A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever
Compounds
83
1.1
An island in northwest Europe that includes England, Scotland, and Wales often used to mean the United Kingdom
19
5.1
A very large room in a castle or large house where people eat and have large gatherings
14
4.4
A very large ancient Egyptian tomb for Pharaoh Khufu at Giza with a square base and four triangle-shaped sides
5
3.4
A large animal like a gorilla or orangutan with no tail and closely related to humans
3
3.6
A mountain range on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee with mist and many plants and animals
2
6.8
A high mountain line that divides rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
- Specialized
2
5.3
A long low area from the Jordan River through eastern Africa to Mozambique formed by the moving earth's crust
2
4.0
A large owl with ear tufts and brown and white feathers found in North America
2
4.0
A very large ancient Egyptian tomb in Giza built for the king Khufu about 2600 BC
1
4.6
A large bird with blue-grey feathers, long legs and a long neck that lives near water
- Literature
1
9.9
An ancient Phrygian goddess worshipped for nature and fertility, often shown with lions
A national park in the southeastern United States covering Tennessee and North Carolina with high mountains and many wild animals
- Specialized
1
5.8
A circle on a globe made when a flat surface passes through the center
The official name of the country in northwest Europe made of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Literature
1
5.6
A government system in China that blocks websites and controls what people see online
1
5.3
An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very long period of about 25,800 years for Earth's axis to slowly turn once
1
9.9
A period from 1378 to 1417 when rival popes in Rome and Avignon split the Catholic Church
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very large group of galaxies that pulls other galaxies with strong gravity
1
3.5
A British TV show where amateur bakers compete in weekly baking challenges
A mass political movement led by Mao in China from 1966 to 1976 that attacks intellectuals and causes widespread violence
1
6.1
A large lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada drained by the Mackenzie River
1
5.9
A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
1
8.6
An ancient Egyptian king known for leading armies and building large temples
A king who ruled Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760 and also ruled Hanover
How Important
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Etymology
Great comes from Old English grēat, which meant 'large' or 'thick'. So when something was big or strong it stood out, and that's why great now often means 'very important' or 'remarkable'.