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great

great

Meaning of great

very good, large, or important

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EN-UK/ɡreɪt/
EN-US/ɡreɪt/
great
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great with Russian translation

great usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мы посетили великий старый замок.

We visited a great old castle.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мы увидели вдалеке великую гору.

We saw a great mountain in the distance.

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great belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

greatвеликий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
sweetсладкий

great synonyms

Related words worth learning together

big
large in size; not about quality or importance
excellent
very good; stronger and more specific for quality than great
wonderful
marvelous or delightful; more emotional and warm than great
superb
excellent in a very high, formal way
awesome
amazing or impressive; more informal and expressive
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🇬🇧en

large in size; not about quality or importance

A1Very Often

They live in a big house.

🇬🇧en

very good; stronger and more specific for quality than great

A1Often

You did an excellent job.

🇬🇧en

marvelous or delightful; more emotional and warm than great

A1Often

We had a wonderful time at the beach.

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superb

excellent in a very high, formal way

A1Rarely

The view from the hotel was superb.

A
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awesome

amazing or impressive; more informal and expressive

A1Very Often

That concert was awesome.

T
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terrific

very good or excellent; often more lively and informal

A1Often

She gave a terrific performance.

🇬🇧en

good enough or acceptable; weaker than great

A1Very Often

I'm fine, thanks.

🇬🇧en

positive and of acceptable or high quality; less strong than great

A1Very Often

He is a good friend.

🇬🇧en

big in size; used for physical size, not praise

A1Very Often

They bought a large table.

🇬🇧en

having value, influence, or priority; not about goodness or size

A1Very Often

This is an important meeting.

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How to pronounce great and what this word means

great means great. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce great

/ɡreɪt/

great translation

great

great examples

We visited a great old castle.

great transcription

/ɡreɪt/, /ɡreɪt/

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great meaning: what does it mean?

very good, large, or important

great pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

great is pronounced as /ɡreɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

great definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We visited a great old castle. Translation: Мы посетили великий старый замок.

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