great

Meaning

Adj

1. Taking much space; large.
2. Taking much space; large.
3. (British, informal) 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, postpositional) 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.

Intj

1. Expression of gladness and content about something.
2. A sarcastic inversion thereof.

Noun

1. A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
2. The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
3. An instance of the word "great" signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.

Adv

Very well (in a very satisfactory manner).

Synonyms

large

big

grand

important

excellent

huge

much

high

vast

wonderful

immense

enormous

mighty

outstanding

powerful

eminent

extensive

fine

glorious

terrific

noble

abundant

strong

superb

fantastic

splendid

magnificent

major

large-scale

wide

lofty

neat

gigantic

many

exalted

significant

brilliant

good

👍

tremendous

old

🧓

ample

spacious

tall

capital

broad

extreme

extraordinary

cool

🆒

excessive

famous

Translations

grand

groß

grande

grande

μεγάλος

groot

grande

bedeutend

magnus

gran

excelente

grande

prima

gros

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: greet

Inherited from Old English: grēat

Cognate with Scots: great

Cognate with Western Frisian: grut

Cognate with Dutch: groot

Cognate with German: groß

Cognate with Old English: grēot

In summary

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 graat, great, greet, greit (“coarse in grain or texture, thick, great”), North Frisian grat, grut, gurt (“big, great, large”), Saterland Frisian groot (“big, large”), West Frisian grut (“large, great”), Dutch groot (“large, stour”), German gross, groß (“large”), Luxembourgish grouss (“big, great, large”), Old English grēot (“earth, sand, grit”). Related to grit. Doublet of gross.
The modern pronunciation shows an irregular change of Early Modern English /ɛː/ to /eɪ/ in the standard language; contrast this with the development of other words such as beat and heat.

Sentences

We met Alexander and the bar and had a great time last night .

He had a great memory for poetry and often quoted it at length .

This is great for sandboxed web testing .

Great braggers , little doers .

From an early age , Gerard Mur showed a great talent for writing .

The great rulers found the squeaky grate was grating on their nerves .