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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grade \Grade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Grading.]
     1. To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size,
        quality, rank, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent,
        as the line of a canal or road.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Stock Breeding) To cross with some better breed; to
        improve the blood of.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grade \Grade\ (gr[=a]d), n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace,
     grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress, Degree,
     Gradus.]
     1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order;
        relative position or standing; as, grades of military
        rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They also appointed and removed, at their own
              pleasure,
              teachers of every grade.              --Buckle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In a railroad or highway:
        (a) The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation
            from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually
            stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise
            or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy
            grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in
            264.
        (b) A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a
            road; a gradient.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Stock Breeding) The result of crossing a native stock
        with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than
        three fourths of the better blood, it is called high
        grade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     At grade, on the same level; -- said of the crossing of a
        railroad with another railroad or a highway, when they are
        on the same level at the point of crossing.
  
     Down grade, a descent, as on a graded railroad.
  
     Up grade, an ascent, as on a graded railroad.
  
     Equating for grades. See under Equate.
  
     Grade crossing, a crossing at grade.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grade \Grade\, n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace, grade, from
     gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress, Degree, Gradus.]
     1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order;
        relative position or standing; as, grades of military
        rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.
  
              They also appointed and removed, at their own
              pleasure, teachers of every grade.    --Buckle.
  
     2. In a railroad or highway:
        (a) The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation
            from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually
            stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise
            or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy
            grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in
            264.
        (b) A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a
            road; a gradient.
  
     3. (Stock Breeding) The result of crossing a native stock
        with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than
        three fourths of the better blood, it is called high
        grade.
  
     At grade, on the same level; -- said of the crossing of a
        railroad with another railroad or a highway, when they are
        on the same level at the point of crossing.
  
     Down grade, a descent, as on a graded railroad.
  
     Up grade, an ascent, as on a graded railroad.
  
     Equating for grades. See under Equate.
  
     Grade crossing, a crossing at grade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grade \Grade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Grading.]
     1. To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size,
        quality, rank, etc.
  
     2. To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent,
        as the line of a canal or road.
  
     3. (Stock Breeding) To cross with some better breed; to
        improve the blood of.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grade \Grade\, n.
     A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
  
           The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown. On wigwam log,
           and tree, and stone.                     --Whittier.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  grade
       n 1: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning
            classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, form]
       2: a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
          "lumber of the highest grade" [syn: level, tier]
       3: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road
          had a steep grade"
       4: one-hundredth of a right angle [syn: grad]
       5: a degree of ablaut [syn: gradation]
       6: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a
          student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra";
          "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
          [syn: mark, score]
       7: the height of the ground on which something stands; "the
          base of the tower was below grade" [syn: ground level]
       8: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a
          moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is
          required"; "it is all a matter of degree" [syn: degree,
          level]
       9: a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a
          superior breed
       v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
            students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
            guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, place]
       2: level to the right gradient
       3: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
          "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
          [syn: score, mark]
       4: determine the grade of or assign a grade to

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     Εσπεράντο adv.
     βαθμιαία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     Esperanto adv.
     gradually
     French n.
     1 rank
     2 (lb fr geometry) gradian
     German adv.
     (lb de colloquial) (alternative form of de gerade)
     Portuguese n.
     1 grate (gloss: metal grille)
     2 a light fence
     3 harrow (gloss: device dragged across ploughed land to smooth the
  soil)
     4 grid
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: gradar)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     (inflection of sh grad  voc s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Grade
     German n.
     (inflection of de Grad  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     n.
     1 A rating.
     2 (lb en chiefly North America) Performance on a test or other
  evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
     3 A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree
  of quality.
     vb.
     1 (lb en chiefly North America) To assign scores to the components of
  an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
     2 To organize in grades.
     3 To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a
  grader.
     4 (lb en sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a
  finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even
  when turned right side out.
     5 To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather
  than automatic process).
     6 (lb en linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to
  classify as to degree.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     French n.
     1 rank
     2 (lb fr geometry) gradian
     Galician n.
     1 (lb gl archaic) cage
     2 grate (gloss: metal grille)
     3 harrow (gloss: device dragged across ploughed land to smooth the
  soil)
     n.
     1 A rating.
     2 (lb en chiefly North America) Performance on a test or other
  evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
     3 A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree
  of quality.
     vb.
     1 (lb en chiefly North America) To assign scores to the components of
  an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
     2 To organize in grades.
     3 To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a
  grader.
     4 (lb en sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a
  finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even
  when turned right side out.
     5 To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather
  than automatic process).
     6 (lb en linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to
  classify as to degree.
     Romanian n.
     (noun form of ro grad  indef pl)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: gradar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Grade
     German n.
     (inflection of de Grad  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     French n.
     1 rank
     2 (lb fr geometry) gradian
     Galician n.
     1 (lb gl archaic) cage
     2 grate (gloss: metal grille)
     3 harrow (gloss: device dragged across ploughed land to smooth the
  soil)
     n.
     1 A rating.
     2 (lb en chiefly North America) Performance on a test or other
  evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
     3 A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree
  of quality.
     vb.
     1 (lb en chiefly North America) To assign scores to the components of
  an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
     2 To organize in grades.
     3 To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a
  grader.
     4 (lb en sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a
  finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even
  when turned right side out.
     5 To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather
  than automatic process).
     6 (lb en linguistics) To describe, modify or inflect so as to
  classify as to degree.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: gradar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Grade
     German n.
     (inflection of de Grad  nom//acc//gen p)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     Ranska n.
     1 aste
     2 arvoaste
     3 oppiarvo

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Grade
     Saksa n.
     1 (taivm-mon-nom de Grad luok=s)
     2 (taivm-mon-akk de Grad luok=s)
     3 (taivm-mon-gen de Grad luok=s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grade
     Engelska n.
     1 grad
     2 (tagg utbildningsväsende språk=en) betyg; värde som anger hur bra
  en elev eller student tagit till sig innehållet i en kurs
     3 (tagg utbildningsväsende text=främst men inte enbart US språk=en)
  årskurs
     Engelska vb.
     gradera, bedöma, betygsätta
     Franska n.
     grad

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Grade
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Grad)

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Grade /ɡɾˈɑːdə/
  rütbe

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Grade /ɡɾˈɑːdə/
  derece

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  grade /ɡɹˈeɪd/
  graad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Grade /ɡɹˈeɪd/
  الدرجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  grade //ɡɹeɪd// 
  1. клас, ранг, сте́пен
  degree or level of something
  2. клас
  level of pre-collegiate education
  3. ниво́
  level of the ground
  4. беле́жка, оце́нка
  performance expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol
  5. оце́нка
  rating
  6. накло́н
  slope of a roadway or other passage

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  grade //ɡɹeɪd// 
  1. оценявам 2.
  to assign score to performance
   3.
  to assign scores to a test
  2. изравнявам
  to flatten a large surface