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. — pinaxe

  2. Did you sell your grand piano?

  3. Why did you sell your grand piano?

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

  5. She played that tune on her grand piano.

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
Close in meaning

Word family

126 related words

See also

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