Meaning

4 senses

  1. A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

    Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.

    Größe

  2. The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.

  3. (usually)An instance of the word great signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.

    my three-greats grandmother

  4. (informal, rare)A great-grandparent.

More definitions
  • a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

Examples

6097 sentences

  1. It's great to have a family.

    Це чудово мати сім'ю. — iceman

    ruИметь семью - здорово. — odexed

    deEs ist schön, eine Familie zu haben. — cost

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  2. The greatest happiness lies in freedom.

    Найбільше щастя - це свобода. — aandrusiak

    ruВеличайшее счастье заключается в свободе. — Hellerick

    deDas größte Glück liegt in der Freiheit. — MUIRIEL

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  3. I have great news for you.

    У мене для тебе чудова новина. — deniko

    ruУ меня для вас отличные новости. — odexed

    deIch habe eine tolle Nachricht für dich. — sigfrido

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  4. Tom had a really great time.

    Том пречудово провів час. — miketheknight

    ruТом по-настоящему здорово провёл время. — odexed

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  5. I've got great news for you.

    У мене для тебе чудова новина. — deniko

    deIch habe großartige Neuigkeiten für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim:

Origin

From Middle English greet, grete (“great, large”), from Old English grēat (“big, massive;

From Middle English greet, grete (“great, large”), from Old English grēat (“big, massive; tall; thick; coarse”), from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“coarse, crude; big, large”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, *gʰer- (“to rub; to stroke; to grind; to remove”).

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Forms

plural: greats

Antonyms

1 antonyms
person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim:mediocreB2

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is a great
  • had a great
  • a great deal
  • great deal
  • a great time
  • a great job
  • great deal of
  • a great idea
  • great time
  • great job
  • a great place
  • be great if

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
greasegreasygreatergreatlyA2greatnessB2greave

Dictionary 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.

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