Topic: TRAINS, RAILWAYS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin gradus 'step, degree' |
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grade1 S3 W3
[countable]
[countable]1 a particular level of quality that a product, material etc has : 
The best grades of tea are expensive.industrial grade diamonds
standard
The best grades of tea are expensive.industrial grade diamonds2 a particular level of job : There are lots of jobs in junior grades.
rank
BECThere are lots of jobs in junior grades.3 a mark that a student is given for their work or for an examination : He got a grade A in maths. Tim worked hard and got good grades.
mark in school
SESHe got a grade A in maths.Tim worked hard and got good grades.4 to succeed or reach the necessary standard : What does it take to make the grade as a top golfer?
make the grade
What does it take to make the grade as a top golfer?5 one of the 12 years that students are at school in the American school system, or the students in a particular year
school year
SES6 a slope or a degree of slope, especially in a road or railway [= gradient British English]
