Great (IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪt/)
| Great (superl.) |
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length. |
| Great (superl.) |
Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc. |
| Great (superl.) |
Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval. |
| Great (superl.) |
Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings. |
| Great (superl.) |
Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc. |
| Great (superl.) |
Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc. |
| Great (superl.) |
Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle. |
| Great (superl.) |
Pregnant; big (with young). |
| Great (superl.) |
More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain. |
| Great (superl.) |
Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc. |
| Great (n.) |
The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great. |
| Great |
1975 short film directed by Bob Godfrey |
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Japanese company |
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2013 short film |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " " I saw these terrible things, and took great part in them." - War |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "”the great my darling happens to be that love are in we, that love are in we" - E. E. Cummings |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "(C.T.: Yes! Great shot Jones!) Thanks! But it's actually pronounced Jo-enn-ess, sir!" - Fictional last words in internet series |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ".. .the South witnessed the birth of great devotee-musicians such as Ramadasa, Puranadaradasa, Annamacharya, and Kshetragnya." - Carnatic music |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [A] great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges." - Benjamin Franklin |
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