great
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
How often you will meet it
Rank 102 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 245,255 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.117% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind a great juicy steaka great multitude
- of major significance or importance also: outstanding a great work of artEinstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey
- remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect a great crisishad a great stake in the outcome
- very good also: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy he did a bully joba neat sports car
- uppercase also: capital, majuscule capital Agreat A
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy also: big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, large, heavy was big with childwas great with child
noun
- a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field he is one of the greats of American music
great in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The town is full of people, great and small, Each inn is crowded to its very wall.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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They are given to hiding a great deal, but the father in them can not be hid.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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They knew that the cold manner of the great engineer covered depths, but they never expected to see the depths uncovered.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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At the mouth of each creek the river made a great bend, and in the sweep of each were rich bottom lands.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one’s life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1