GRADE
What does "GRADE" mean?
A mark or rating indicating the quality, rank, or level of something.
Meanings
- A score or rank assessing quality or achievement, as on schoolwork. She got a top grade on her chemistry exam.
- A year or level of schooling (chiefly North American). My son just started fourth grade.
- The degree of slope of a road, railway, or surface. The truck struggled up the steep grade.
- To assign a rank or mark to; to assess quality. The teacher stayed late to grade the essays.
- To level or smooth ground to a desired slope. Crews graded the lot before pouring the foundation. technical
Did you know?
- The standard letter scale jumps from D straight to F: schools dropped the grade 'E' in the early 20th century, partly fearing students or parents would mistake it for 'Excellent'.
Word origin
From Latin 'gradus', meaning a step, pace, or degree, from 'gradi' (to walk or step) - the same root behind 'gradual', 'progress', and 'degree'.
Remember it
GRADE comes from 'gradus', a step - every grade is one step up or down a ladder, whether on a report card or a hillside.
Wordplay
- Why did the surveyor and the teacher argue? One said the work was on a steep grade, the other said it deserved a steep grade.
What it teaches
A grade measures a single moment of work, never the whole arc of a person.
Quick facts
What does GRADE mean?
A mark or rating indicating the quality, rank, or level of something.
Is GRADE a valid word?
Yes — GRADE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GRADE?
GRADE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GRADE come from?
From Latin 'gradus', meaning a step, pace, or degree, from 'gradi' (to walk or step) - the same root behind 'gradual', 'progress', and 'degree'.
What can GRADE teach us?
A grade measures a single moment of work, never the whole arc of a person.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.