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verb ADV. carefully a series of modern stories carefully graded for beginner to intermediate students PREP. according to The timber is graded according to its thickness. | by The containers are graded by size. | from … to … Eggs are graded from small to extra large., noun level/quality ADJ. high, top a piece of high grade building land He still wants to play top grade football. | low, poor low grade steel mark given for a piece of work/an exam ADJ. final The oral exam constitutes 10% of the final grade. | excellent, good, high | low, poor VERB + GRADE achieve, attain, get, receive She got very good grades in her exams. | award (sb) level of importance/level of pay at work ADJ. high, senior He has asked to be put onto a higher grade. large pay rises for senior grades | junior, low | management | manual PREP. at a/the … ~ She was offered a job at a lower grade. | on a/the … ~ the people on management grades
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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grade
adjectives
good
• If you study hard, you get good grades, and you get into good schools.
bad
• If you get a bad grade, Mrs. Miller will help you until you can do better.
high
• She got high grades in all her science subjects.
low
• These boys receive low grades because they fail to turn in assignments.
the top grade
• Ted got the top grade in his A-level maths exam.
grade + NOUN
grade A/B/C etc.
BrE:
• Applicants must have Grade A, B, or C in two GCSE subjects.
verbs
get a grade
• He had always gotten good grades.
achieve a grade
BrE:
• Rick had achieved good exam grades.
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