Dictionary definition · grade
noun
- a body of students who are taught together"early morning classes are always sleepy"
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group"lumber of the highest grade"
- the gradient of a slope or road or other surface"the road had a steep grade"
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a degree of ablaut
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)"she made good marks in algebra"
- the height of the ground on which something stands"the base of the tower was below grade"
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality"a moderate grade of intelligence"
verb
- assign a rank or rating to"how would you rank these students?"
- level to the right gradient
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation"grade tests"
- determine the grade of or assign a grade to
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).