grand
A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or poundsA thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
» If we had more space, we could get a grand piano.
Якби мали більше місця, то могли б придбати рояль. — pinaxe
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4 sensesA thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)
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Tausi
шту́каštúka, то́ннаtónna, кусо́кkusók
(colloquial)A thousand RPM.
A grand piano
A grandparent or grandchild.
- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Examples
195 sentencesIf we had more space, we could get a grand piano.
Якби мали більше місця, то могли б придбати рояль. — pinaxe
Did you sell your grand piano?
Why did you sell your grand piano?
To our surprise, he won the grand prize.
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old FrencFrom Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.
From granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, etc.
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Forms
plural: grands / grandSynonyms
11 synonyms- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs:grand piano
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100:thousandone thousand1000MKchiliadGthou
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.