grandgrand1 /ɡrænd/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 
a grand country house The party was a grand affair. New Yorkers build on a grand scale.2aiming or intended to achieve something impressive: Henry Luce had a grand design for America’s future. The company’s grand ambition was to become the first and biggest global airline.3important and rich: He looked very grand in his ceremonial uniform. the grand end of West Avenue4Grand a)used in the titles of buildings or places that are big and impressive: the Grand Hotel Grand Central Station b)used in the titles of some people who belong to the highest social class: the Grand Duke of Baden5British English informal excellent: We all had a grand time. Thank you, Shirley, that’s grand.6a grand total the final total you get when you add up several numbers or amountsgrand of You could add the £15,000 Bonus to the First Prize and win a grand total of £125,000!7grand (old) age an age when someone is quite old: She had reached the grand old age of 80.8the Grand Old Man of something a man who has been involved in an activity or a profession for a long time and is highly respected: the Grand Old Man of British theatre—grandly adverb: ‘I am training her to cook for royalty,’ Auguste said grandly.
WORD ORIGINgrand1
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French ‘large, great’, from Latin grandisEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- She was a grand lady loved by everyone.
- The grand finale is the Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus.
- the grand ideas of Gandhi
- the grand prize
- The conferences always take place in grand hotels, away from the realities of life.
- They always make grand promises to the biggest group of voters.
- A rather grand certificate marking the successful completion of all the tasks also adds to the attraction.
- Being called before a grand jury does not mean a witness has done anything wrong.
- But even the grand floor-to-ceiling gold brocade drapes can not set this head-of-U.
- But the grand opening in August 1990 would have been ruined had the diplomats known everything about their elegant chancery.
- They amounted to the grand sum of twelve pounds and ten shillings - a fortune!
- This is a portrayal of malevolence on a grand scale.
Longman Language Activatorwords for describing someone or something that impresses you
· The rich variety of animal life we found was very impressive.· Alan Howard has been impressive in "Henry IV' at the National Theatre.· You can visit the desert as part of an impressive 5-day excursion out of the city.· He gave an impressive performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No 3.
a building or part of a building that is imposing is big and impressive: · An imposing staircase led out of the hall.· The show took place outside the imposing Central Library building on Fifth Avenue.· It's one of the most distinguished hotels in Italy, grand and imposing.
impressive, especially because of being extremely skilfully done, having an unusually beautiful appearance etc - used especially in news reports: · During his short but dazzling career he broke almost every scoring record in the National League.· She looked dazzling, with her long blonde hair and diamond earrings.
impressive, especially because of being very unusual to look at: · From the outside, the most striking aspect of the building is its tall, slender tower.· It's a tall plant with striking red flowers in early spring.· The face in the photograph was striking - good-looking and vivacious.
so big and impressive that you feel slightly nervous: · The pyramids at dawn were an awe-inspiring sight.· The canyon was so awe-inspiring that even Dan was speechless.
very impressive and exciting, especially as a result of great speed, size, or beauty: · The bank's new on-line service is still growing at a breathtaking pace.· The drive along the beach and up the mountain is truly breathtaking.· The guest house was on the side of the cliff, with breathtaking views of the ocean below.
made or done in order to impress people: · The conferences always take place in grand hotels, away from the realities of life.· They always make grand promises to the biggest group of voters.
very impressive because of being very big and beautiful: · the majestic mountains of the Himalayas· Tintern Abbey is noted for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows.
something such as a view or a performance that is spectacular is very impressive and exciting to look at or watch: · The campground in Emerald Bay State Park has a spectacular setting.· To celebrate independence day, there was a spectacular fireworks display.
a total the number or amount that there is, when everything has been counted or added together: · You had 29 points plus 33 points, so the total is 62.· A company spokesperson said 28,000 jobs or 70% of the total will be cut.total of: · The three defendants were jailed for a total of 30 years.· A total of $950 million was spent on the new transportation system.
the total number or amount is the number that there is when everything has been counted and added together: · The total cost was far higher than we had expected.· People of Chinese origin made up about 10% of the total population.· The Performing Arts Department's total budget for the year was $6.3 million.
use this to say or ask what a total amount is, including everything that could be included: · Altogether 680 women took part in the conference.· On the wall are rows of stickers, 35 in all, each representing a team victory.
the total when everything has been included - use this especially in a humorous way when the final total is surprisingly small: · The grand total for both meals was $6.73.grand total of: · A grand total of six people showed up for the lecture.
the total of a single set of figures, for example on a bill, which does not include other amounts that will be added later to make the final total: · The subtotal for parts was $23. With labor costs, the bill came to $36.
a gross amount or figure is the total amount before anything such as tax is taken away: · My gross annual income, before tax, is just over £18,000.· The company's gross earnings were up $12 million over last year.· The gross weight of the package is 10 kilos, including the packaging.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Heston has been named grand marshal of the parade. Nadal won the match in fine style, not losing a single game.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The inhabitants of the town organized a grand ceremony to mark the occasion.
(=the highest title a chess player can get)· Bobby Fischer was an American chess grand master.
· Everyone was hoping that the peace talks would come to a grand climax.
(=very impressive end to a show) The fireworks were the grand finale of the ceremonies.
The fireworks were the grand finale of the ceremonies. (=something you do to make people notice you)· Love is not about grand gestures and expensive gifts.
American English (=one that decides whether someone must be judged in a court)· Their business practices are now being investigated by a grand jury.
Heston has been named grand marshal of the parade. (=a plan that involves doing a lot of things in order to achieve something big)· Marrying the countess was all part of his grand plan.
(=very large and impressive)· The Romans built on a grand scale.
(=trying to achieve a lot)· In the end, the government’s grand scheme came to nothing.
Nadal won the match in fine style, not losing a single game.· The scenery was full and free, though not as grand as the west coast.· The knobby jagged clay cliff became as grand and exotic as the Grand Canyon to them.· Robinson's rusticated gate piers are as grand as anything in York, from where he obviously employed his stonemason.· The principals are shown not as grand legends but as fallible, unpredictable human beings.· The room was not as grand as the corridor had led them to expect, but it was of reasonable size.· He snatches the issue from politicians and makes it as grand and simple as a silver screen story.· Their accomplishments were almost as grand as their ambitions.
· It's home, and the film centre and restaurant are his rather grand way of putting down some roots.· The meals were also rather grand.· A rather grand certificate marking the successful completion of all the tasks also adds to the attraction.· Veronica's father was Lord Somebody-or-other, she reminded herself, and didn't the aristocracy go in for rather grand affairs?· But that sounds rather grand, and the reality is rather different.· It would be rather grand to rid the world of a dictator.· I think it is rather grand.· But his palace, which had been built in the 1820s, was rather grand.
· No one is so grand or important that concern for cleaning standards is beneath him.· To Lyell, the twin cataracts were even more beautiful than he had expected, though not so grand.· Yet these will hardly bear the weight of a theory so grand as the fusion of legacy and trust.· But do all visions have to be so grand?· The building in front of him was so gracious, so unbelievably big, so grand, so beautiful whether by night or day.· Hardly anything so grand as horology I expect you're thinking.· He was more like a cardinal or a bishop, he was so grand.· It's Raymond's annual regimental luncheon - so grand, my dear!
· First-class is far too grand for us.· Are my plans too grand? l wonder that as well.· There was no sound at all and the luxury seemed too grand for him.· No, that's too grand, too considered a process.· Grand but not too grand, and wearing all its medals and trophies to the fore.· She's beginning to think herself far too grand for us.· I am a romantic turned social-realist, she thought. Too grand.· I told you she'd sent me some cast-offs and they're much too grand for me to wear.
· The house was very grand, in fact it was two houses.· Mark had always had very grand, expensive tastes.· Externally it is very grand, its grandness enhanced by the off-setting of its constituent blocks.· The room was very grand and Mark longed for modesty.· They were thirteen or at the most fourteen years old, but to me they were very grand grown-ups.· This gives the impression that it is very grand.· I went to the congress banquet last night - very grand.· What it was not, however, was either very large or very grand.
NOUN· Type 1 here represents a democratic system in which party competition is minimal, and grand coalition government is the norm.
· Puisieulx Puisieulx is the smallest of the grand cru villages and certainly does not merit its exalted status.· Louvois Strictly speaking, Louvois should not be considered a grand cru village.· This allows a premier cru to stand out and get appropriate recognition even if it should be considered a grand cru.· Although it holds grand cru status Beaumont-sur-Vesle can in no way be described as a great growth.· The event was an unprecedented one: Champagne's grand cru villages remained at twelve for almost forty years.· Interestingly, only part of Chouilly and Tours-sur-Marne can claim the grand cru classification.
· We had this debate all the time amongst us - who was the actual person behind the grand design?· Such grand designs are usually ignored.· But grand designs did not necessarily produce great architecture.· Indeed some of the grandest designs were based on the weakest economic need.· The pace and enthusiasm flagged considerably when attention had to switch from abstract or grand designs to the nitty-gritty of practical details.· For the direct benefit of pupils it will be individual partners who will matter more than a grand design of co-operation.· At best, they put in a decent effort in executing the entrepreneurial hero's grand design.
· Dry ice was also pumped into the room as a grand finale.· And mine came as a grand finale at the firm.· Among the entertainments on offer are amusements, a band parade, stalls, sports and a grand finale fireworks display.· Maybe Carolyn says that this was merely the grand finale.· Squibbing displays provide a grand finale.· It is usually reserved for the grand finale, after the singing and preaching have induced a receptive mood.· She wouldn't be required until the grand finale in the late afternoon, and for that she gave thanks.· The grand finale is a celebration.
· Many felt that a grand gesture of statesmanship was required in relation to Northern Ireland.· What a grand gesture for a small cause, I thought.· But if Jacquet de la Guerre was a mistress of the grand gesture, Campra's forte was delicate understatement.· Make the big move, make the grand gesture, do something outrageous.· Grand aims, he wrote, but no grand gestures.· The parties, at the moment, are too intransigent for the grand gesture.
· Fernando pointed out the sheltered Formentor beach and the flowered terraces of the grand Hotel Formentor.· Though Manhattan sports any number of bars capable of making a great drink, the grand hotel bar is a rare breed.· It had the proportions of a very large grand hotel such as the Plaza-very bulky and very low.· Martinis and grand hotels go hand in hand.
· It was a big, grand house, called New Place, right in the middle of Stratford.· In the grand house, Charles is talking through the background, development and design of the Aero 8.· She liked the title; she felt grand in a grand house.· The next thing I do remember is waking up in a very grand house a few streets away from where the robbery took place.· Niches, such as you see in grander houses, are available in fibrous plaster, ready moulded in one piece.
· Hatfield also declined to release the identities of the grand jurors.· Holmes wants Lenhart to reveal the names of grand jurors who contacted her about a controversial Bellaire police slaying.· The effort to identify the grand juror is continuing, Durfee said.· Holmes had subpoenaed Lenhart after she quoted two grand jurors in a Sept. 29 story about a controversial police slaying.· Eleven of the 12 grand jurors signed affidavits denying contact with Lenhart.· A state district judge held Lenhart in contempt, when she refused to identify the grand jurors who spoke to her.· That, and 18 grand jurors agreeing.· The grand jurors are the only ones that know the abuses occurred.
· Last week, a Pima County grand jury indicted Prion, charging he killed Vicari.· You folks, I dunno what you folks' ve heard about grand juries.· A subsequent grand jury said there was insufficient evidence of misconduct.· Being called before a grand jury does not mean a witness has done anything wrong.· Appearing before a grand jury under subpoena as Bowles did does not imply guilt.· Would be under indictment by every grand jury south of the Potomac.· They have said they expect to bring additional charges after a federal grand jury meets next Wednesday to review the evidence.
· It's a Victorian mansion in the grand manner.· Laura switches into her grand manner.· He says they had the space so they decorated in the grand manner.· Lagerfeld is a designer in the grand manner.· They were also fond of aping the grand manners of servants to aristocratic households and rich farmers.
· The 1997 grand marshals are Rev.· The Stanley Cup parade was going to last for weeks, and he would be the grand marshal.
· But even with 50 years' worth of advances in movie technology, the young upstart can't beat the grand master.· It was the grand master of Fuckspeak, the Human Piranha.· Perhaps the grand master of dysfunction was the late Francis Bacon, who made a considerable fortune out of it.· Scargill dominated the hearings with his presence like some grand master of ceremonies.· The senior functionary on boards was Amir Aslan Afshar, the grand master of ceremonies.· He was now the grand master of ceremonies.
· Elizabeth is an extraordinary mixture of epic film, grand opera and grand guignol.· It is a setting worthy of grand opera.· A portion of the festival was devoted to grand opera.
· I remember the first gig I went to in Cleveland, the grand piano was two feet too short.· Say they will move your grand piano any day and do it on a bicycle.· We rated the Sovetskaya, the hotel with the grand pianos, which was encouraging.· The essential design of a grand piano, apart from incremental technical advances, has not changed for more than a century.· What business had coal-miners with grand pianos and champagne?· Her house had a bathroom, and a rose garden, and a grand piano in the front room.· We were entertained first by a pair of talented young men playing two grand pianos.
· And yet Uralmash's workers seem far from convinced by these grand plans.· But the grand plan was gradually diluted by the desires of the tenants.· She needed all her wits and what was left of her strength in order to follow the grand plan.· Encouraged by this growing demand, the Quality Shop strategists put together the rest of their grand plan.· But the grand plans of the 1970s have been abandoned.· My grand plan was simple enough, and was one of the traditional ways into the professional game.· I had grander plans for my future than that.
· Cake and white elephant stalls plus a grand prize draw.· Oh, well, Democrats won the grandest prize but the Republicans raised the most cash.· Not only do I never win the grand prize in these raffles.· The New West up at Ina and I-10 offers a $ 3, 000 grand prize at their bash!
· Almost from the start therefore the railways manipulated the landscape on a grand scale.· The plan reflects bold conceptual thinking on a grand scale.· This is woodworking on a grand scale.· Not everything is on such a grand scale.· So that was it-an extended press conference on the grand scale!· But if beauty on a grand scale chooses to live fully, rather than obsess about weight, whose problem is it?· For Reg, bookmaking was a mere step along the road to riches and power on the grand scale.· It declined by slow attrition, rather than On the grand scale of its swarming marshland relatives.
· The Economist offers a grander scheme.· They eschewed grand schemes of schematic explanation, preferring empirical explorations of the particular, with close attention to analyzing function.· The aim of this grander scheme was to enable policy-makers to combine stability in real exchange rates with steady, non-inflationary growth.· In the grand scheme of life, the critical question is how do we negotiate this so that nobody is damaged.· The force accepts that, in the grand scheme of things, cannabis possession is a low priority.· That reality serves as a useful check whenever journalists go into a funk over our role in the grand scheme of things.· He was bursting with grand schemes.· There were two problems with this grand scheme.
· Martina Navratilova won four consecutive grand slam events, but not in the same year.· Andrews, the first leg of his grand slam.· Things went better for Serena Williams and grand slam-chasing Jennifer Capriati, who both breezed into the second round.· June 26 Gwynn hits first inside-the- park grand slam in Padre history.· Capriati played aggressively from the start of her first grand slam final.· But Venus must tighten up her game quickly if she is to maintain her winning run in the grand slams.
· If Son has a grand strategy for extracting more value out of his ragbag of assets, it is hard to spot.· The traditional ways of supporting the Three Pillars of Britain's grand strategy would need radical revision.· Being beholden to anybody was not part of Dominic's grand strategy.· But, first, a distinction should be drawn between national grand strategy, Defence policy and current military strategy.
· We had started off in grand style, rattling right round the station plaza with a great tooting of horns.· Opening the evening in grand style is Norm Marini, doing his reality-twisting routines tableside.· The grand style is echoed in the hotel's 108 bedrooms which are traditional but have large modern bathrooms.
· Each of the 96 subjects did the experiment twice, giving a grand total of 192 repetitions of the experiment.· It would be boring work, and they would earn a grand total of I credit for all their pains.· We are delighted and thrilled with the enthusiasm and ingenuity you have displayed while producing a grand total of over £2,500.· They worked like hurricane-lamps and had cost the grand total of three dollars in Hanoi market.· In 10 years with Llanelli his grand total of games was a miserly 260.· He was earning $ 4. 70 an hour and taking home a grand total of $ 50 a week.· A great day for the new committee, resulting in a grand total of £475.· This gives a grand total of 16, 219 interconnections.
· Come on, Miss, the grand tour.· Make a kind of grand tour on my own, take the waters and cure what ails me.· The world with Palin is armchair travel on the scale of the grand tour, in the company of an agreeable guide.· The market place can be confusing but Trader Horn picks his way through the mire Going for the grand tour.· The rich also visited Madeira in their private yachts as part of a grand tour.· Edouard, at Isobel's suggestion, took her on a grand tour.
· The cap, then, falls within an overall grand vision of chanciness and risk.· The pride, excitement, and extraordinary accomplishments Byrd refers to came in response to what was obviously a grand vision.· Rank was a businessman who pursued a grander vision than Isidore Ostrer or John Maxwell had ever done.· The grand vision of the position of Canterbury was reinforced by anxieties such as these.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► GrandPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the grand tour
1big and very impressive OPP humble: - But even at the grand old age of 28, he was keen to give it a go.
- In 1989 the Society reached the grand old age of 100 years.
- The house, despite its grand old age, is welcoming and comfortable.
- That is, apart from the grand old man of Les Bleus.
- What would the grand old man of travel have made of the thirty nine days scheduled for the 1991 world tour?
- A great day for the new committee, resulting in a grand total of £475.
- Each of the 96 subjects did the experiment twice, giving a grand total of 192 repetitions of the experiment.
- He was earning $ 4. 70 an hour and taking home a grand total of $ 50 a week.
- In 1990, the residents bought the development-for a grand total of $ 1.
- It would be boring work, and they would earn a grand total of I credit for all their pains.
- This compares to a grand total of £3.1 billion for the whole of last year.
- This gives a grand total of 16, 219 interconnections.
- We are delighted and thrilled with the enthusiasm and ingenuity you have displayed while producing a grand total of over £2,500.
- A grand total of six people showed up for the lecture.
- The grand total for both meals was $6.73.
- A great day for the new committee, resulting in a grand total of £475.
- Each of the 96 subjects did the experiment twice, giving a grand total of 192 repetitions of the experiment.
- He was earning $ 4. 70 an hour and taking home a grand total of $ 50 a week.
- In 10 years with Llanelli his grand total of games was a miserly 260.
- It would be boring work, and they would earn a grand total of I credit for all their pains.
- That brings the grand total to $ 212,645.
- They worked like hurricane-lamps and had cost the grand total of three dollars in Hanoi market.
- We are delighted and thrilled with the enthusiasm and ingenuity you have displayed while producing a grand total of over £2,500.
a grand country house The party was a grand affair. New Yorkers build on a grand scale.2aiming or intended to achieve something impressive: Henry Luce had a grand design for America’s future. The company’s grand ambition was to become the first and biggest global airline.3important and rich: He looked very grand in his ceremonial uniform. the grand end of West Avenue4Grand a)used in the titles of buildings or places that are big and impressive: the Grand Hotel Grand Central Station b)used in the titles of some people who belong to the highest social class: the Grand Duke of Baden5British English informal excellent: We all had a grand time. Thank you, Shirley, that’s grand.6a grand total the final total you get when you add up several numbers or amountsgrand of You could add the £15,000 Bonus to the First Prize and win a grand total of £125,000!7grand (old) age an age when someone is quite old: She had reached the grand old age of 80.8the Grand Old Man of something a man who has been involved in an activity or a profession for a long time and is highly respected: the Grand Old Man of British theatre—grandly adverb: ‘I am training her to cook for royalty,’ Auguste said grandly.- competitiveness
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