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A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value
“The genius of Dr. Barton was of the highest grade. It was rapid, comprehensive, and brilliant in the extreme.”
A class or category of people or things
“The St. Louis market is practically the dumping ground for this particular grade of wheat.”
A mark indicating the quality of a piece of work, especially in academic settings
“At the end of the term, Dr. Kozam examined the lab books and gave me a grade of 80.”
One of a series of steps in a process, series or sequence
“No longer shall this House be served by a group of people suffering by ten years in the time it takes them to reach the next grade in their profession.”
A standard or yardstick by which other similar things are compared
“Market forces work to weed out those operators who fail to make the grade in terms of service.”
Pupils in a school who are grouped by age or ability
“Arithmetic is evidently the most difficult of all the subjects, causing the failure of more than one-fourth of the students in the 3rd grade.”
A gradient or slope
“Due to the steep grade of the hill, lariats had to be fastened to the wagon, and all available men held back on the ropes to prevent a too-rapid descent and liability of running off into the canyon below.”
The angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
The name or trademark of a fashion company
The level or measure of being good or worthy
A unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle
The usefulness of benefit that something provides
To give a mark or rating to a piece of work, especially in academic settings
“Any teacher completing these books will never again be able to grade student work without questioning how and why that grading is taking place.”
To classify or categorize according to type or class
“If it were up to me, I would grade it according to its sugar content.”
To pass or change (gradually) from one level into another
“In the fossil record, Neanderthals don't grade smoothly into Homo sapiens.”
To lean or bend at an angle
To free from breaks, curves, or bumps
To modify, especially so as to better fit a given purpose or circumstance
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