- 1[often passive] to arrange people or things in groups according to their ability, quality, size, etc. grade something/somebody (by/according to something) The containers are graded according to size. grade something/somebody from… to… Eggs are graded from small to extra large. Responses were graded from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (not at all satisfied). grade something (as) something Ten beaches were graded as acceptable.
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- 2to give a grade to a student or to a piece of their written work grade somebody/something I spent all weekend grading papers. grade somebody/something + noun The best students are graded A. compare mark
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NAmE//ɡreɪd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they grade he / she / it grades
past simple graded
-ing form grading
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