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Grade Meaning: Marks, Levels & Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：a mark indicating quality (Grade)

Grade 🔊

/ɡreɪd/

n., v.

A letter (A, B, C) or number (90, 85) that a teacher gives to your work or test to show how good it is.

Student holding test paper with red A grade

a mark indicating quality 🔊

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/ə mɑːrk ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ ˈkwɒləti/

n., v.

A letter (like A, B, C) or a number (like 90, 85) assigned to a student's work or test to indicate its quality.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'gradus' meaning step or degree. Gives sense of a level in a scale.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'G' for 'Good' and 'rate' — your work gets a rate, a grade.

📖 Example

I was so happy when I saw the grade ‘A+’ on my science project. 🔊 I was so happy when I saw the grade ‘A+’ on my science project.

🔗 Collocations

get a good grade – receive a high mark

final grade – the overall mark at the end of a course

passing grade – the minimum mark required to succeed

🔄 Synonyms

mark (n.) – a score or grade assigned to work

score (n.) – a numerical result of a test

rating (n.) – a classification based on quality

🚫 Antonyms

failure (n.) – an unacceptable grade or lack of success

🌱 Derivatives

grading (n.) – the process of assigning grades

grader (n.) – a person who assigns grades

graded (adj.) – having been given a grade

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'gradus' via Old French 'grade'. The academic use dates from the 19th century when schools began using letter or number scales to rank student performance.

Meaning 2：a school year level (Grade)

Grade 🔊

/ɡreɪd/

n., v.

A level of study in a school for students of the same age and knowledge level.

Elementary school hallway with Grade 1 2 3 doors

a school year level 🔊

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/ə skuːl jɪər ˈlevəl/

n., v.

A level of study in a school for students of the same age, typically from first grade to twelfth grade.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My little sister is in the third grade and loves her math teacher. 🔊 My little sister is in the third grade and loves her math teacher.

🔗 Collocations

first grade – the first year of elementary school

grade level – the specific year or stage of schooling

high school grade – a student's year in high school

🔄 Synonyms

year (n.) – a particular stage in a school system (e.g., year 9)

class (n.) – a group of students in the same year at school

form (n.) – a numbered class in some school systems (e.g., sixth form)