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How to pronounce great
Say it like this: /ˈɡɹeɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does great mean?
adjTaking up a lot of space; large.
Much, more than usual.
Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
“a dirty great smack in the face”
intjExpression of gladness and content about something.
“—I am in my new apartment! —Great!”
A sarcastic inversion thereof.
“Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.”
nounA person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
“Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.”
The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
An instance of the word great signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
“my three-greats grandmother”
advVery well (in a very satisfactory manner).
“Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don’t have to be sharpened.”
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