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[greɪd] noun [C] I

1) a level of quality or importance

Their wool is suitable for finer grades of cloth.[/ex]

He demanded to be put on a higher salary grade.[/ex]

2) a letter or number that shows the quality of a student's work

You need to improve your grades.[/ex]

I got a Grade 2 for art.[/ex]

3) one of the levels of school in the US that lasts for one year

The topic is covered in the seventh grade.[/ex]

eighth grade students[/ex]

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make the grade — to succeed in doing something because you are good enough[/ex]

II

verb [T]

grade [greɪd]

1) to separate things into different groups according to quality, size, importance etc

2) to judge the quality of a student's work by giving it a letter or number