Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of grade
"The new policy allowed students from all grades in the district to attend the joint science fair."
Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.
In plain English: Grades are the letter scores you get on your schoolwork to show how well you did.
"The teacher announced that all the students received good grades on their exams."
Usage: In American English, grades refer to the academic marks or scores students receive for their work. Outside of this educational context, the word can also denote levels of quality or rank, though it does not mean lower secondary school in that sense.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grade
"The class grades drop sharply as soon as students miss too many weeks of school."
In plain English: To grade means to give a score or mark to someone's work based on how well they did it.
"The teacher graded all the tests before the bell rang."
Usage: To grade something means to assign an academic score or evaluate performance based on established standards. Use this verb when a teacher assesses a student's work or when an authority figure rates quality.
Derived from the Latin gradus, meaning "step" or "degree," this term originally referred to physical steps in a staircase before evolving to denote levels of academic achievement or quality.