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Definition: Meaning of, great in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡreɪt /

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great greater greatest
  1. large [usually before noun] very large in amount or degree
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  2. excellent especially spoken very good [=  wonderful, fantastic]
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  3. important [usually before noun] important or having a lot of influence
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  4. important used in the title of a person or event that was very important in the past
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  5. generous very good or generous in a way that people admire
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  6. extremely skilful famous for being able to do something extremely well
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  7. big written very big [=  huge]
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  8. doing something a lot used to emphasize that someone does something a lot
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  9. great big spoken very big
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  10. to a greater or lesser extent used to emphasize that something is always true, even though it is more true or noticeable in some situations than others
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  11. be no great shakes informal to not be very good, interesting, or skilful
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  12. be going great guns informal to be doing something extremely well
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  13. bad spoken informal used when you are disappointed or annoyed about something
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  14. animal/bird/plant etc used in the names of some animals or plants, especially when they are bigger than other animals or plants of the same type
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  15. the great outdoors informal the countryside, considered as enjoyable and healthy
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  16. great minds (think alike) spoken used humorously when you and another person have had the same idea
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  17. the greater good a general advantage that you can only gain by losing or harming something that is considered less important
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  18. the great and the good people who are considered important - used humorously
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  19. the great apes the different types of animals that are similar to large monkeys, considered as a group
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  20. the great divide a situation in which there is a big difference between groups in society, areas of a country etc, for example a big difference between their wealth or attitudes
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  21. Greater London/Los Angeles/Manchester etc London, Los Angeles etc and its outer areas
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  22. huge/enormous great British English spoken used to emphasize how big something is
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  23. Great Scott!/Great Heavens! spoken old-fashioned used to express shock or surprise
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  24. great with child literary very soon to have a baby
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great greats
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  1. a very successful and famous person in a particular sport, profession etc
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great used in phrases

  • Alexander the Great
    1. (356-323 BC) a king of Macedonia who took control of Greece, Egypt, and most of the countries to the east of the Mediterranean Sea as far as India
  • Alfred the Great
    1. (849-899) king of Wessex (871-899), the southwestern part of England
  • Athanasius the Great (noun)
    1. 293-373 Roman Catholic Church greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church
  • Basil the Great (noun)
    1. 329-379 Roman Catholic Church the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church
  • Canute the Great (noun)
    1. 994-1035 king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England
  • Catherine the Great
    1. (1729-96) the EMPRESS of Russian from 1762 to 1796. She greatly increased the size of the Russian EMPIRE .
  • Charles the Great (noun)
    1. 742-814 king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons
  • Constantine the Great
    1. (?274-337 AD) the first Christian ruler of the ROMAN EMPIRE . In 330 AD he made BYZANTIUM the capital city of the empire instead of Rome and changed the name of the new capital to Constantinople.
  • Cyrus the Great (noun)
    1. circa 600-529 BC king of Persia and founder of the Persian Empire
  • Darius the Great (noun)
    1. 550-486 BC king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon
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Definition: Meaning of, great- in English to English dictionary.

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  1. great-grandfather/great-grandmother/great-aunt/great-uncle the GRANDFATHER, GRANDMOTHER etc of your parents
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  2. great-grandchild/great-granddaughter etc the GRANDCHILDREN of your child
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