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grade

Meaning in simple English

US /ɡreɪd/

grade means: A letter or number showing how well someone did in a test or piece of schoolwork.

noun

TEST RESULTA2

A letter or number showing how well someone did in a test or piece of schoolwork.

  • I got a good grade.
  • Her grades improved this year.
  • What grade did you get in maths?

How to use it: a grade in a subject (He got a high grade in history.); a grade on a test or assignment (She received a good grade on her essay.)

Similar words: mark, score

Common phrases: good grade, exam grade, grade in something

SCHOOL YEARA2

A year or level of school that students of a similar age attend.

  • She is in first grade.
  • My brother starts sixth grade in September.
  • Which grade are your children in?

How to use it: in a particular grade (My daughter is in third grade.)

Similar words: year, school year

Common phrases: first grade, grade school, grade one, fifth grade

QUALITY RATINGB2

A level showing the quality, value, or condition of something.

  • This beef has a high grade.
  • The coins were sorted by grade.
  • Different grades of steel are used for different jobs.

How to use it: a grade of something (This grade of paper is suitable for printing photographs.)

Similar words: rating, quality level

Common phrases: high grade, low grade, grade of something

verb

JUDGE QUALITYB1

To judge how good something is and give it a score or quality level.

  • The teacher graded my test.
  • Workers grade the fruit by size and quality.
  • Have you finished grading the essays?

How to use it: grade something on a scale (Each answer is graded on a scale from one to five.)

Similar words: mark, assess, rate

Common phrases: grade papers, grade an essay, grade something by something

CLASSIFY DATAC1

To put data into groups or levels by giving each item a label.

  • Researchers graded the scans by severity.
  • Each image was graded on a five-point scale.
  • Two doctors independently graded the same data.

How to use it: grade something by something (The samples were graded by disease severity.); grade something on a scale (The scans were graded on a three-point scale.)

Similar words: classify, categorize

Common phrases: grade data, grade brain scans, grade something by something

LEVEL GROUNDC1

To make a large area of ground flat or smoothly sloping, usually with a machine.

  • Workers graded the land.
  • The road must be graded before we add gravel.
  • They are grading the site for a new factory.

Similar words: level, smooth

Common phrases: grade land, grade a road, grade the site

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