grade

/ˈgrād/

Latin gradus step, degree, from Latin gradi to step, go; akin to Lithuanian gridyti to go, wander

noun

  1. a level of study in an elementary, middle, or secondary school that is completed by a student during one year

  2. the students in the same year of study in elementary, middle, or secondary school

  3. a position in a scale of ranks or qualities

will enter eleventh grade this year

The ninth grade is away on a field trip.

verb

  1. to assign to a grade or assign a grade to

  2. to arrange in grades : sort

  3. to arrange in a scale or series

… Mrs. Granger would be the one grading their spelling tests and their reading tests …

Each printing plant sends sample copies of its press run to the color lab, where they are graded for quality.

adjective

  1. being, involving, or yielding domestic animals of improved but not pure stock

grade ewes