great

great: great [grāt]

adj.

[ME grete < OE great, akin to Ger gross, Du groot < IE base * ghrēu-, rub hard over, crumble > GRIT, Welsh gro, sand: basic sense “coarse, coarsegrained”]

1. of much more than ordinary size, extent, volume, etc.; esp.,

a) designating a thing or group of things larger than others of the same kind [the great cats are tigers, lions, etc.; the Great Lakes]

b) large in number, quantity, etc.; numerous [a great company]

c) long in duration [a great while]

2. much higher in some quality or degree; much above the ordinary or average; esp.,

a) existing in a high degree; intense [a great light, great pain]

b) very much of a; acting much as (something specified) [a great reader]

c) eminent; distinguished; illustrious; superior [a great playwright]

d) very impressive or imposing; remarkable [great ceremony]

e) having or showing nobility of mind, purpose, etc.; grand [a great man, great ideas]

3. of most importance; main; chief [the great seal]

4. Informal clever; expert; skillful: usually with at [great at tennis ]

☆ 5. Informal excellent; splendid; fine

6. Now Chiefly Dial. pregnant: chiefly in great with child

adv.

Informal very well

n.

a great or distinguished person usually used in pl.

SYN.- LARGE

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great on

Informal enthusiastic about

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the great

those who are great

greatly

adv.

greatness

n.

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Synonyms:

Large, big, vast, huge, bulky, ample, immense, gigantic, Herculean, Cyclopean, enormous / Chief, principal, main, leading, grand / Superior, pre-eminent, Great persons, persons of rank, people of distinction / Much, excessive, high / Numerous, countless / Considerable, important, weighty / Distinguished, eminent, prominent, exalted, elevated, excellent, noted, illustrious, celebrated, famous, famed, renowned, far-famed / Grand, august, dignified, noble, majestic, sublime, elevated, lofty, exalted / Magnanimous, generous, chivalrous, highminded / Sumptuous, rich, magnificent / Hard, difficult, onerous, burdensome, grievous

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Great — (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; opposed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Great go — Great Great (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre[ a]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.] 1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Great DJ — «Great DJ» Sencillo de The Ting Tings del álbum We Started Nothing Formato CD Single, Descarga digital Género(s) Dance pop/Indie pop Discográfica … Wikipedia Español
great — O.E. great big, tall, thick, stout; coarse, from W.Gmc. *grautaz coarse, thick (Cf. O.S. grot, O.Fris. grat, Du. groot, Ger. groß great ). Said to have meant originally big in size, coarse, and, if so, perhaps from PIE root *ghreu to rub, grind.… … Etymology dictionary
great — great; great·en; great·hearted; great·heart·ed·ly; great·heart·ed·ness; great·ly; great·ness; Great; … English syllables
great- — [greıt] prefix 1.) great grandfather/great grandmother/great aunt/great uncle the ↑grandfather, ↑grandmother etc of your parents 2.) great grandchild/great granddaughter etc the grandchildren of your child … Dictionary of contemporary English
great- — [greıt] prefix 1.) great grandfather/great grandmother/great aunt/great uncle the ↑grandfather, ↑grandmother etc of your parents 2.) great grandchild/great granddaughter etc the grandchildren of your child … Dictionary of contemporary English
great — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average. 2) of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above average. 3) informal excellent. 4) most important: the great thing is the challenge. 5) particularly deserving a… … English terms dictionary
Great — may mean:* Greatness, the state of being superior, majestic, transcendent, or divine * GREAT, Gang Resistance Education and Training * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Great (film), a British animated… … Wikipedia
great- — [grāt] 〚/span> GREAT, taken as intensifier〛 combining form older (or younger) by one generation: each additional great shows one further generation removed [great aunt, great great grandson] * * * … Universalium

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