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greatimmense; notable; momentous; exalted; grand: a great performance
Not to be confused with:grate – frame of metal bars; irritate; vex; irk; to have an irritating effect: His constant complaining grates on my nerves.great G0237000 (grāt)adj. great·er, great·est 1. a. Very large in size, extent, or intensity: a great pile of rubble; a great storm.b. Of a larger size than other, similar forms: the great anteater.c. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large.d. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay; a great way off.2. a. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis; great anticipation.b. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.c. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.d. Superior in quality or character; noble: a great man who dedicated himself to helping others.e. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.f. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.3. Informal a. Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.b. Very skillful: She is great at algebra.c. Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.4. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.5. Archaic Pregnant.n.1. pl. greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.2. Music a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.b. A similar division of other organs.adv. Informal 1. Very well: got along great with the teacher.2. Used as an intensive with certain adjectives: a great big kiss.
[Middle English grete, from Old English grēat, thick, coarse.]
great′ly adv.great′ness n.great (ɡreɪt) adj1. relatively large in size or extent; big2. relatively large in number; having many parts or members: a great assembly. 3. of relatively long duration: a great wait. 4. of larger size or more importance than others of its kind: the great auk. 5. extreme or more than usual: great worry. 6. of significant importance or consequence: a great decision. 7. a. of exceptional talents or achievements; remarkable: a great writer. b. (as noun): the great; one of the greats. 8. arising from or possessing idealism in thought, action, etc; heroic: great deeds. 9. illustrious or eminent: a great history. 10. impressive or striking: a great show of wealth. 11. much in use; favoured: poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era. 12. active or enthusiastic: a great walker. 13. doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale: what a great buffoon; he's not a great one for reading. 14. (often foll by at) skilful or adroit: a great carpenter; you are great at singing. 15. informal excellent; fantastic16. informal Brit (intensifier): a dirty great smack in the face. 17. archaic a. pregnant: great with child. b. full (of): great with hope. 18. (intensifier, used in mild oaths): Great Scott!. 19. be great on informal a. to be informed aboutb. to be enthusiastic about or foradvinformal very well; excellently: it was working great. n (Instruments) Also called: great organ the principal manual on an organ. Compare choir4, swell16[Old English grēat; related to Old Frisian grāt, Old High German grōz; see grit, groat] ˈgreatly adv ˈgreatness ngreat (greɪt)
adj. great•er, great•est, adj. 1. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions; big. 2. large in number; numerous: great herds of buffalo. 3. unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.: great pain. 4. first-rate; excellent: to have a great time. 5. being such in an extreme or notable degree: great friends. 6. notable; remarkable: a great occasion. 7. important; highly significant: the great issues in American history. 8. distinguished; famous: a great inventor. 9. of noble or lofty character: great thoughts. 10. chief or principal: the great hall. 11. of high rank or social standing: a great lady. 12. much in use or favor: “Humor” was a great word with the old physiologists. 13. of extraordinary powers; having unusual merit: a great statesman. 14. of marked duration or length: to wait a great while. 15. Informal. a. enthusiastic about some specified activity (usu. fol. by on or for): He's great on poetry. b. skillful; expert (usu. fol. by at): She's great at golf. 16. being of one generation more remote from the family relative specified (used in combination): a great-grandson. adv. 17. Informal. very well: Things have been going great for him. n. 18. a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field: She is one of the theater's greats. 19. great persons, collectively: England's literary great. interj. 20. (used to express acceptance, appreciation, approval, admiration, etc.). [before 900; Middle English greet, Old English grēat, c. Old Frisian grāt, Old Saxon grōt, Old High German grōz] great′ly, adv. great′ness, n. big large">large greatBig, large, and great are used to talk about size. They can all be used in front of countable nouns, but only great can be used in front of uncountable nouns. 1. describing objectsBig, large, and great can all be used to describe objects. Big is the word you usually use in conversation. Large is more formal. Great is used in stories to show that something is very impressive because of its size. 'Where is Mark?' 'Over there, by that big tree.'The driver swerved to avoid a large tree.A great tree had fallen across the river.2. describing amountsWhen you are describing amounts, you usually use large. She made a very large amount of money.They export large quantities of corn.Be Careful!
Don't use 'big' to describe amounts. Don't say, for example, 'She made a very big amount of money'. 3. describing feelingsWhen you are describing feelings or reactions, you usually use great. He has great hopes for the future.It was a great relief when we finally got home.When surprise is a countable noun, you can use either big or great in front of it. The announcement was a big surprise.It will be no great surprise if Ryan wins.Don't use 'large' to describe feelings or reactions. 4. describing problemsWhen you are describing a problem or danger, you use big or great. The biggest problem at the moment is unemployment.Many species are in great danger.Don't use 'large' to describe a problem or danger. 5. showing importanceGreat is used to say that a person or place is important or famous. He was one of the greatest engineers of this century.We visited the great cities of Europe.6. used with other adjectivesIn conversation, you can use great and big together in order to emphasize the size of something. You always put great first. There was a great big hole in the road.Be Careful!
You can say that someone is in great pain, but you don't usually use 'big', 'large', or 'great' to describe an illness. Instead you use adjectives such as bad, terrible, or severe. He's off work with a bad cold.I started getting terrible headaches.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | great - a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"achiever, succeeder, winner, success - a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" | | Adj. | 1. | great - relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" | | 2. | great - of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"outstandingimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" | | 3. | great - remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" | | 4. |  great - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, neatcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgood - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" | | 5. | great - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"majuscule, capitaluppercase - relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" | | 6. |  great - in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child"enceinte, gravid, with child, expectant, large, big, heavypregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life |
greatadjective1. large, big, huge, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, gigantic, mammoth, bulky, colossal, prodigious, stupendous, voluminous, fuck-off (offensive taboo slang), elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (U.S. slang), GR8 (S.M.S.) a great hall as long and high as a church
large little, small, diminutive2. extreme, considerable, excessive, high, decided, pronounced, extravagant, prodigious, inordinate, GR8 (S.M.S.) I'll take great care of it. That must have taken a great effort on his part.3. major, lead, leading, chief, main, capital, grand, primary, principal, prominent, superior, paramount, big-time (informal), major league (informal), GR8 (S.M.S.) the great cultural achievements of the past4. important, serious, significant, critical, crucial, heavy, grave, momentous, weighty, consequential, GR8 (S.M.S.) his pronouncements on the great political matters of the age
important petty, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, inconsiderable5. famous, celebrated, outstanding, excellent, remarkable, distinguished, prominent, glorious, notable, renowned, eminent, famed, illustrious, exalted, noteworthy, GR8 (S.M.S.) the great American president, Abraham Lincoln6. expert, skilled, talented, skilful, good, able, masterly, crack (slang), superb, world-class, adept, stellar (informal), superlative, proficient, adroit, GR8 (S.M.S.) He was one of the West Indies' greatest cricketers.
expert inexperienced, unskilled, untrained7. (Informal) excellent, good, fine, wonderful, mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), cracking (Brit. informal), superb, fantastic (informal), tremendous (informal), marvellous (informal), terrific (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), dope (slang), admirable, first-rate, def (informal), brill (informal), boffo (slang), bitchin', chillin' (U.S. slang), GR8 (S.M.S.) It's a great film, you must see it.
excellent poor, average, secondary, inferior, second-rate, undistinguished, unnotable8. very, really, particularly, truly, extremely, awfully (informal), exceedingly, GR8 (S.M.S.) He gave me a great big smile.9. utter, complete, total, absolute, perfect, positive, downright, consummate, unqualified, out-and-out, flagrant, egregious, unmitigated, thoroughgoing, arrant, GR8 (S.M.S.) You stupid great git!10. enthusiastic, keen, active, devoted, zealous, GR8 (S.M.S.) I'm not a great fan of football.greatadjective1. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:big, considerable, extensive, good, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable.Informal: tidy.2. Widely known and esteemed:celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable, renowned.3. Informal. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.4. Informal. Particularly excellent:divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful.Informal: dandy, dreamy, ripping, super, swell, tremendous.Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.Idiom: out of this world.5. Archaic. Carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:big, enceinte, expectant, expecting, gravid, parturient, pregnant.Slang: gone.Idioms: in a family way, with child.Translationsgreat (greit) adjective1. of a better quality than average; important. a great writer; Churchill was a great man. 偉大的 伟大的2. very large, larger etc than average. a great crowd of people at the football match. 極大的 极大的3. of a high degree. Take great care of that book. 高度的 高度的4. very pleasant. We had a great time at the party. 非常愉快的 非常愉快的5. clever and expert. John's great at football. 精通於... 精于...的ˈgreatly adverbI was greatly impressed by her singing. 非常 非常ˈgreatness nounher greatness as an athlete. 巨大，偉大 巨大，伟大 great → 伟大的zhCN, 重要的zhCN, 非常好的zhCN- I've had a great time → 我玩得很开心
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See:- (all) great minds run in the same channel
- (the) good is the enemy of (the) great
- a good deal
- a good/great many
- a great many
- a great one for
- a great one for (doing something)
- at great length
- be a firm believer in (something)
- be a great believer in (something)
- be a great one for (doing something)
- be a great one for something/for doing something
- be a great/firm believer in something
- be another of life's great mysteries
- be going great guns
- be no great shakes
- blow great guns
- cross the Great Divide
- Death is the great leveler
- dirty big
- dirty great
- dirty great/big
- Everything's going to be all right
- go great guns
- go to (great) pains to (do something)
- go to any length
- go to any length(s)
- go to any, great, etc. lengths
- go to great lengths
- go to great lengths (to do something)
- going great guns
- gone to the great (something) in the sky
- good deal, a
- good many, a
- great and small
- great balls of fire
- Great balls of fire!
- great beyond
- great cry and little wool
- Great day!
- great deal
- great divide
- great gun
- great guns
- great guns, going
- great many
- great minds
- great minds run in the same channel, all
- Great minds think alike
- great oaks from little acorns grow
- Great oaks from little acorns grow, and Mighty oaks from little ...
- great pith and moment
- Great Scott
- Great Scott!
- Great Unwashed
- great unwashed, the
- great white hope
- great with child
- great/tall oaks from little acorns grow
- greatest of all time
- greatest thing since indoor plumbing
- greatest thing since sliced bread
- greatest thing since sliced bread, the
- have a good mind to
- in full measure
- in great demand
- in great haste
- in great measure
- in great style
- in great, large, etc. measure
- in the great scheme of things
- join the great majority
- leave a great deal to be desired
- leave a lot to be desired
- Little strokes fell great oaks
- Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape
- Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
- make (a) great play of (something)
- make a great show of
- make a great show of (doing something)
- Make America Great Again
- make great play of something
- make great strides
- make great, much, etc. play of/with something
- make great, rapid, etc. strides
- mighty oaks from little acorns grow
- no great shakes
- of great moment
- of great price
- pass on to the Great Beyond
- pearl of great price, a
- put (one) to great expense
- say a great deal about (someone or something)
- set a great deal by (someone or something)
- set great store by
- set great store by (something or someone)
- set great store by, to
- set store by
- take (great) pains (to do something)
- take (great) pains over (something)
- take (great) pains with (something)
- take pains
- thank you for a (some kind of) evening
- thank you for a (some kind of) time
- thanks for a (some kind of) evening
- thanks for a (some kind of) time
- the great and the good
- the Great Beyond
- the great divide
- the great outdoors
- the great unwashed
- the greatest thing since indoor plumbing
- the greatest thing since sliced bread
- think a great deal of (someone or something)
- think a lot of
- Time is a great healer
- to a great extent
- whopping great
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Synonyms for greatadj notably above average in amount, size, or scopeSynonyms- big
- considerable
- extensive
- good
- healthy
- large
- large-scale
- sizable
- tidy
adj widely known and esteemedSynonyms- celebrated
- distinguished
- eminent
- famed
- famous
- illustrious
- notable
- noted
- preeminent
- prestigious
- prominent
- redoubtable
- renowned
adj exceptionally good of its kindSynonyms- ace
- banner
- blue-ribbon
- brag
- capital
- champion
- excellent
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- prime
- quality
- splendid
- superb
- superior
- terrific
- tiptop
- top
- A-one
- bully
- dandy
- swell
- topflight
- topnotch
- boss
- tophole
adj particularly excellentSynonyms- divine
- fabulous
- fantastic
- fantastical
- glorious
- marvelous
- sensational
- splendid
- superb
- terrific
- wonderful
- dandy
- dreamy
- ripping
- super
- swell
- tremendous
- cool
- groovy
- hot
- keen
- neat
- nifty
adj carrying a developing fetus within the uterusSynonyms- big
- enceinte
- expectant
- expecting
- gravid
- parturient
- pregnant
- gone
Synonyms for greatnoun a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some fieldRelated Words- achiever
- succeeder
- winner
- success
adj relatively large in size or number or extentRelated Wordsadj of major significance or importanceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effectRelated Wordsadj very goodSynonyms- bang-up
- bully
- corking
- cracking
- dandy
- groovy
- nifty
- not bad
- peachy
- slap-up
- smashing
- swell
- keen
- neat
Related Wordsadj uppercaseSynonymsRelated Wordsadj in an advanced stage of pregnancySynonyms- enceinte
- gravid
- with child
- expectant
- large
- big
- heavy
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