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English noun: grade | |||
| 1. | grade (group) a body of students who are taught together | ||
| Samples | Early morning classes are always sleepy. | ||
| Synonyms | class, course, form | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemblage, gathering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | discussion section, master class, section | ||
| 2. | grade (state) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group | ||
| Samples | Lumber of the highest grade. | ||
| Synonyms | level, tier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rank | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | A level, biosafety level, college level, GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education, O level | ||
| 3. | grade (attribute) the gradient of a slope or road or other surface | ||
| Samples | The road had a steep grade. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gradient, slope | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | downgrade, rise, rising slope, upgrade | ||
| 4. | grade (quantity) one-hundredth of a right angle | ||
| Synonyms | grad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | angular unit | ||
| Part meronym | right angle | ||
| 5. | grade (communication) a degree of ablaut | ||
| Synonyms | gradation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ablaut | ||
| 6. | grade (cognition) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | ||
| Samples | She made good marks in algebra. Grade A milk. What was your score on your homework?. | ||
| Synonyms | mark, score | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluation, rating, valuation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | centile, decile, grade point, percentile, quartile | ||
| 7. | grade (attribute) the height of the ground on which something stands | ||
| Samples | The base of the tower was below grade. | ||
| Synonyms | ground level | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elevation | ||
| 8. | grade (attribute) a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality | ||
| Samples | A moderate grade of intelligence. A high level of care is required. It is all a matter of degree. | ||
| Synonyms | degree, level | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amplitude level, caliber, calibre, depth, extreme, grind, high, highness, immoderateness, immoderation, intensity, intensiveness, low, lowness, moderateness, moderation, quality, SPF, sun protection factor | ||
| Attribute | high, intense, low, mild | ||
| 9. | grade (animal) a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen | ||
English verb: grade | |||
| 1. | grade (cognition) assign a rank or rating to | ||
| Samples | How would you rank these students?. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide. | ||
| Synonyms | order, place, range, rank, rate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | downgrade, prioritise, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, superordinate, upgrade | ||
| 2. | grade (contact) level to the right gradient | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | even, even out, flush, level | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aggrade | ||
| 3. | grade (cognition) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | ||
| Samples | Grade tests. Score the SAT essays. Mark homework. | ||
| Synonyms | mark, score | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value | ||
| 4. | grade (cognition) determine the grade of or assign a grade to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | ||
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