great (gr t)adj. great·er, great·est 1. Very large in size. 2. Larger in size than others of the same kind. 3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large. 4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay. 5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis. 6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art. 7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate. 8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" (John Dryden). 9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West. 10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader. 11. Grand; aristocratic. 12. Informal Enthusiastic: a great lover of music. 13. Informal Very skillful: great at algebra. 14. Informal Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance. 15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter. 16. 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 Very well: got along great with the teacher. [Middle English grete, from Old English gr  at, thick, coarse.]great  ly adv.great ness n. |
great
Adjective
1. large in size
2. large in number or amount: the great majority
3. larger than others of its kind: the great white whale
4. extreme or more than usual: great difficulty
5. of importance or consequence: a great discovery
6. of exceptional talents or achievements: a great artist
7. skilful: he's a great storyteller, they are great at problem solving
8. Informal excellent
Noun
the greats the most successful people in a particular field: the all-time greats of golf
See also Greats [Old English grēat]
greatly adv
greatness n
greatness n
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| Noun | 1. | great - a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music" |
| 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" | |
| 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, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - 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" uppercase - 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"pregnant - carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life |
great
adjective 1. large, big, huge, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, gigantic, mammoth, bulky, colossal, prodigious, stupendous, voluminous, elephantine, ginormous (informal) humongous or humungous U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE small
adjective 2. extreme, considerable, excessive, high, decided, pronounced, extravagant, prodigious, inordinate
adjective 3. major, lead, leading, chief, main, capital, grand, primary, principal, prominent, superior, paramount, big-time (informal) major league (informal)
adjective 4. important, serious, significant, critical, crucial, heavy, grave, momentous, weighty, consequential << OPPOSITE unimportant
adjective 5. famous, celebrated, outstanding, excellent, remarkable, distinguished, prominent, glorious, notable, renowned, eminent, famed, illustrious, exalted, noteworthy
6. expert, skilled, talented, skilful, good, able, masterly, crack (slang) superb, world-class, adept, stellar (informal) superlative, proficient, adroit << OPPOSITE unskilled
adjective 7. (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) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE poor
Translations
great [greɪt] adj → grand(e); [heat, pain etc] → très fort(e) → intense;
(inf) → formidable;
it was great! → c'était fantastique or super!;
great [greɪt] adj → groß;
(city) → bedeutend;
the great thing is that ... → das Wichtigste ist, dass ...
great [greɪt] adj → grande; [pain, heat] → forte, intenso/a;
(col) → magnifico/a, meraviglioso/a;
it was great! → è stato fantastico!;
adj great [greit]
1 of a better quality than average; important a great writer; Churchill was a great man. beroemde عَظيم велик velký; významný stor; vigtig; betydningsfuld bedeutend μεγάλος, σπουδαίος grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante suur بزرگ؛ عظیم huomattava grand גָדוֹל, חָשוב, דגוּל बेहतर गुणवत्ता वाली चीज velik, znamenit nagy besar mikill, stórkostlegur grande 偉大な 위대한 didis, didelis izcils; dižs hebat groot, groots stor, fremragende wielki grande mare, grandios великий veľký velik sjajan stor, framstående ยอดเยี่ยม büyük, önemli 偉大的 великий اوسط یا معمول سے بڑھ کر، اہم lớn; vĩ đại 伟大的
2 very large, larger etc than average a great crowd of people at the football match. groot كَبير голям ohromný stor groß μεγάλος grande, gran (antes del nombre) suur بسیار؛ کثیر suuri grand גָדוֹל מְאוֹד बड़ा, विशाल velik, masovan jókora banyak stór, mikill grande 大きな 수많은 didžiulis liels sangat besar groot, enorm stor, svær ogromny grande mare, considerabil огромный ohromný velik velika stor, väldig ใหญ่ çok büyük 極大的 великий بہت بڑا lớn; to lớni 极大的
3 of a high degree Take great care of that book. groot عَظيم، كثير голям velký meget besonder πολύς, που είναι σε μεγάλο βαθμό mucho; especial suur زیاد hyvä grand טוֹב מְאוֹד उच्च कोटि velik, jak nagy(fokú) amat sangat mikill grande 高度な 극도의 didžiausias ļoti rūpēties sangat zeer goed, hoog svært god najwyższy, maksymalny muito considerabil предельно осторожный veľký velik izuzetan stor ดีมาก büyük, çok 高度的 кращий بہت زیادہ đáng kể 高度的
4 very pleasant We had a great time at the party. heerlike عَظيم، مُمْتِع جِدا страхотен skvělý dejlig großartig θαυμάσιος maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico suurepärane فوق العاده hauska merveilleux נִפלָא बहुत सुखद odličan, vrlo ugodan nagyszerű menyenangkan frábær, stórkostlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 유쾌한 nuostabus, puikus lielisks amat menggembirakan prachtig storartet świetny óptimo grozav замечательный báječný, skvelý imeniten sjajan härlig, underbar, utmärkt ยอดเยี่ยม çok iyi, mükemmel, harika 非常愉快的 чудовий بہت پرلطف rất hài lòng 非常愉快的
5 clever and expert John's great at football. bedrewe عَظيم، ماهِر، ذكي страхотен vynikající dygtig sehr gut σπουδαίος, ειδικός excelente, buenísimo osav ماهر lahjakas doué pour מוּכשָׁר चतुर और बुद्धिमान sposoban, stručan nagyon (jól) ért vmihez pintar klár, flinkur bravo, abile すぐれている 탁월한 talentingas, sumanus, puikus pieredzējis mahir goed in, knap in kjempegod/-flink znakomity excelente foarte capabil великолепный vynikajúci spreten dobar styv, skicklig ที่ทำได้ดี yetenekli, usta, çok iyi 精於...的 чудовий ماہر giỏi; thạo 精于...的
adv greatly
I was greatly impressed by her singing. baie بِصورَة عَظيمَه значително velmi, velice meget; yderst sehr πολύ muy eriti بسیار؛ به شدت erittäin grandement בְּמִידָה רַבָּה अत्यन्त jako, snažno nagyon sangat stórlega, mjög grandemente, moltissimo 大いに 크게 didžiai, labai ļoti; ievērojami sangat zeer svært, veldig nadzwyczaj muito foarte mult очень, весьма veľmi zelo izuzetno mycket, storligen อย่างมาก çok, ziyadesiyle 非常 дуже بہت زیادہ nhiều; lắm 非常
n greatness
her greatness as an athlete. grootheid عَظَمَه величие (značná) velikost storhed die Größe, die Bedeutung μεγαλείο grandeza, importancia suurus عظمت suuruus importance גְדוּלָה बड़प्पन veličina nagyság kehebatan mikilleiki; mikilvægi grandezza 偉大さ 탁월, 위대 talentingumas, puikumas lielums; diženums keunggulan grootsheid storhet, format wielkość grandeza importanţă, măreţie величие veľkosť veličina veličina storhet ความยิ่งใหญ่ büyüklük 巨大，偉大 величина; сила عظمت sự cao quý 巨大，伟大
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