great

Meaning

1. Taking much space; large.
2. (informal) Taking much space; large.
3. Taking much space; large.
4. (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
5. Important, consequential.
6. Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s).
7. (obsolete) Pregnant; large with young; full of.
8. (obsolete) Intimate; familiar.
9. Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; commanding; illustrious; eminent.
10. Impressive or striking.
11. Much in use; favoured.
12. Of much talent or achievements.
13. Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

large

enormous

of genius

to a great extent

wealthy person

respectable person

fantabulous

red-carpet

ox-eye

be many

strong mighty

of great dignity

of great rank

prickly cupped oak

of import

bosom,

grand organ

best

bahlest

all the better

braw

deadly

first-class

largeness

magnifico

qui signifient grand

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪt/

From Middle English greet (“great, large”), from Old English grēat (“big, thick, coarse, massive”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“big in size, coarse, coarse grained”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, *gʰer- (“to rub, grind, remove”). Cognate with Scots great (“coarse in grain or texture, thick, great”), West Frisian grut (“large, great”), Dutch groot (“large, stour”), German groß (“large”), Old English grēot (“earth, sand, grit”). Related to grit. Doublet of gross.