Meaning

7 senses
  1. (augmentative)Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

    among the grandest orchestras of our time

    The Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire.

  2. Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional

    (augmentative)Of a large size or extent; great.

    a grand mountain

    a grand army

    groß

    вели́кийvelíkij

    large and impressive in physical size or extent

  3. (augmentative)Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

    a grand monarch

    a grand view

    groß, großartig

    вели́кийvelíkij

  4. (augmentative)Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.

    a grand lodge

    a grand vizier

    Groß-

    вели́кийvelíkij

  5. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).

    grandfather, grandson, grand-child

    Groß-

    пра-pra-

  6. (Ireland, Northern England, colloquial)Fine; lovely.

    A cup of tea? That'd be grand.

  7. Containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition.

Examples

195 sentences
  1. If we had more space, we could get a grand piano.

    Якби мали більше місця, то могли б придбати рояль.

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  2. Did you sell your grand piano?

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  3. Why did you sell your grand piano?

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  4. To our surprise, he won the grand prize.

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  5. She played that tune on her grand piano.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of large size or extent:
standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
of large size or extent:
great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression:
having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things:

Origin

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old Frenc

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

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Forms

grander/more grand, grandest/most grand
Comparativegrander / more grand Lesson
Superlativegrandest / most grand Lesson

regular

Synonyms

46 synonyms
greatA1super-supra-hyper-ultra-uber-macro-arch-over-mega-giga--zilla
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Word family

127 related words

See also

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