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great: [[t]gre͟ɪt[/t]]
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greater, greatest, greats

1) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n You use great to describe something that is very large. Great is more formal than big.

The room had a great bay window.

...a great hall as long and high as a church.

2) ADJ-GRADED Great means large in amount or degree.

I'll take great care of it...

Benjamin Britten did not live to a great age.

3) ADJ-GRADED You use great to describe something that is important, famous, or exciting.

...the great cultural achievements of the past...

America can be great again.

Derived words:

greatness N-UNCOUNT
A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness.

4) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n You can describe someone who is successful and famous for their actions, knowledge, or skill as great.

Wes Hall was once one of the West Indies' great cricketers.

...the great George Padmore.

Derived words:

greatness N-UNCOUNT
Abraham Lincoln achieved greatness.

5) N-PLURAL: with supp The greats in a particular subject or field of activity are the people who have been most successful or famous in it. [JOURNALISM]

...all the greats of Hollywood.

...cycling's all-time greats.

6) N-PLURAL The greats of popular modern music are records that have been successful and that continue to be popular. [JOURNALISM]

...a medley of rock'n'roll greats.

7) ADJ (approval) If you describe someone or something as great, you approve of them or admire them. [INFORMAL]

Arturo has this great place in Cazadero...

They're a great bunch of guys...

I think she's great.

8) ADJ: feel ADJ If you feel great, you feel very healthy, energetic, and enthusiastic.

I feel just great.

9) ADJ-GRADED (emphasis) You use great in order to emphasize the size or degree of a characteristic or quality.

...a great big Italian wedding.

...her sense of colour and great eye for detail.

10) EXCLAM (feelings) You say great in order to emphasize that you are pleased or enthusiastic about something.

Oh great! That'll be good for Fergus.

11) EXCLAM (feelings) You say great in order to emphasize that you are angry or annoyed about something.

`Oh great,' I thought. `Just what I need.'

12) N-IN-NAMES Great is used as part of the name of a species of plant or animal when there is another species of the same plant or animal which is smaller and has different characteristics.

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...the great bustard.

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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 — [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)… … English World dictionary
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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