(~s, grading, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something is ~d, its quality is judged, and it is often given a number or a name that indicates how good or bad it is.
Dust masks are ~d according to the protection they offer...
South Point College does not ~ the students’ work.
...a three-tier grading system.
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ing
2.
The ~ of a product is its quality, especially when this has been officially judged.
...a good ~ of plywood.
...a ~ II listed building.
N-COUNT: with supp, oft adj N, N num
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Grade is also a combining form.
...weapons-~ plutonium.
...aviation fuel and high-~ oil.
COMB in ADJ
3.
Your ~ in an examination or piece of written work is the mark you get, usually in the form of a letter or number, that indicates your level of achievement.
What ~ are you hoping to get?...
There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good ~s.
N-COUNT: with supp, oft adj N, N num
4.
Your ~ in a company or organization is your level of importance or your rank.
Staff turnover is particularly high among junior ~s.
N-COUNT: with supp
5.
In the United States, a ~ is a group of classes in which all the children are of a similar age. When you are six years old you go into the first ~ and you leave school after the twelfth ~.
Mr White teaches first ~ in south Georgia.
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft ord N
6.
A ~ is a slope. (AM; in BRIT, use gradient )
She drove up a steep ~ and then began the long descent into the desert.
N-COUNT
7.
Someone’s ~ is their military rank. (AM)
I was a naval officer, lieutenant junior ~.
N-COUNT
8.
If someone makes the ~, they succeed, especially by reaching a particular standard.
She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the ~.
PHRASE: V inflects