How to pronounce grade
American English pronunciation
GRAYD
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹeɪd/
- Syllables
- GRAYD (1 syllable)
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What grade means
Most people know grade in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The steepness of a road, track or path
In a sentence: The truck slowed down as it crawled up the steep grade of the mountain road.
Where it comes from: It came through French from the Latin gradus, a step. The grade you get at school comes from the same word.
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