noun
plural grades
[count] US
a level of study that is completed by a student during one year
the students in the same year of study at a school
a number or letter that indicates how a student performed in a class or on a test
a particular level of quality
a particular position or rank in an organization
US :a place where the ground slopes up or down :gradient
make the grade
to be good enough or perform well enough to succeed
verb
grades; graded; grading
[+ obj] chiefly US :to give a grade to (a student or a student's work)
to give a rating to (something)
to separate (things) into groups or classes according to a particular quality
to give (a surface) a desired degree of slope
US