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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
grade
/ɡɹeɪd/
noun1 of 2
level of study that is completed by a student
- “He explained the grading system to the new students.”Tatoeba
- “As a professor, I have to grade many exams.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)