great
- adjective
- /ɡreɪt/
- OK, well, it seems like a great idea when it works.
- a great opportunity
- a great way
- a great place
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Watch on YouTubeThe mist on here is great, smells great.
- The mist on here is great, smells great.
- And this has been such a great time for me.
- I mean, I think he's great, but he does that.
- So, you know, it was a great experience for me.
- Doesn't look great, doesn't taste great, not for me.
- So she brings up, you know, a great example here.
- I'm I'll put some some great quotes here for you.
- All right, first of all, great, great chapter titles.
- But yeah, it's it's also great, great fun when it works.
- Thank you all for a great, great year.
Examples
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A great little fighter for her weight.
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Anybody can learn to be a great skier.
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So, you know, it was a great experience for me.
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And this has been such a great time for me.
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Water would be great, actually.
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Make no mistake about it; video games can be a great use of free time.
Academic text (2011) -
If you're a great band with great songs, people will notice it.
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I think it's great that Merlin's got you this chance.
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All are risk takers, all are active participants and great supporters of their communities.
Academic text (2011) -
She received a great review for her performance in the play.
Synonyms
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
Very good in quality, appearance, or skill
Very good and better than most similar things
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
Very large or impressive
Very strong and often causing great damage
Impressive and large in appearance or style
Much better than most others in skill or quality
Very good and impressive
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
Of the highest quality and very good
Very good and done with care
Very impressive and beautiful
Of very high quality and extremely good
Very good and enjoyable
Very good and impressive at a skill
Very stylish and liked by many people
Very good and impressive
Very high quality or done very well
Being clever and useful, often small and attractive
Very high quality and among the best
Very good and pleasant, with no problems
Very good, enjoyable, and attractive in a lively way
Very good and of the highest quality
Very good and the best in quality
Very good or excellent in old, joking speech
Very good and of high quality
Very high quality and lasts a long time
Very good and impressive
Very good and impressive
A very successful time, for example a year
Very good and impressive
Very good or excellent
Very good and enjoyable
Very good quality and better than most others
Very impressive and exciting
Very good in quality and performance
Very good and of high quality
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
Very good and impressive
Very good and enjoyable
Very good and large, often used for a meal or party
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Ordinary people who richer, more powerful people often talk about in a rude way
- Literature
People in society who are important, respected, and have power
A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever
Compounds
An island in northwest Europe that includes England, Scotland, and Wales often used to mean the United Kingdom
A very large room in a castle or large house where people eat and have large gatherings
A very large ancient Egyptian tomb for Pharaoh Khufu at Giza with a square base and four triangle-shaped sides
A large animal like a gorilla or orangutan with no tail and closely related to humans
A mountain range on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee with mist and many plants and animals
A high mountain line that divides rivers flowing to the Pacific from those flowing to the Atlantic and Arctic oceans
- Specialized
A long low area from the Jordan River through eastern Africa to Mozambique formed by the moving earth's crust
A large owl with ear tufts and brown and white feathers found in North America
A very large ancient Egyptian tomb in Giza built for the king Khufu about 2600 BC
A large bird with blue-grey feathers, long legs and a long neck that lives near water
- Literature
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
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
A government system in China that blocks websites and controls what people see online
An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
- Specialized
A very long period of about 25,800 years for Earth's axis to slowly turn once
A period from 1378 to 1417 when rival popes in Rome and Avignon split the Catholic Church
- Specialized
A very large group of galaxies that pulls other galaxies with strong gravity
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
A large lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada drained by the Mackenzie River
A long mountain range along Australia's east coast from Queensland to Victoria
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
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Etymology
Great comes from Old English grēat, meaning 'large' or 'thick', and a helpful way to remember the 'very good' sense is to think that people praise things that seem important or impressive. That's why great can mean 'very good' today.