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/ɡɹeɪd/ English

Definitions

noun

A rating.“I gave him a good grade for effort.”
The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.“He got a good grade on the test.”
A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage“The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.”

verb

To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
To assign a score to overall academic performance.
To organize in grades.“a graded reader”
To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.

Related words

Synonyms

group paraphyletic mark rank improved form order rate class surface level grad degree place tier range ground level score

Associated

math grades pupils demonstrated listed reading algebra hurdle handicap mathematics skills

Rhymes

dismayed accolade renegade cascade staid charade jade escapade retrograde palisade

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