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Great

noun/hˈævəks/
Definition
a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈævəks/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈeɪt/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈævəks/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field
“he is one of the greats of American music”
adjectiverelatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
“a great juicy steak”
adjectiveof major significance or importance
“a great work of art”
adjectiveremarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect
“a great crisis”
adjectivevery good
“he did a bully job”
adjectiveuppercase
“capital A”
adjectivein an advanced stage of pregnancy
“was big with child”
Word Forms
greatnessnoununusual largeness in size or extent or number
capitalnounone of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
expectverblook forward to the birth of a child
gravidnessnountechnical terms for pregnancy
graviditynountechnical terms for pregnancy
largenessnounthe property of having a relatively great size
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Großartig
eine Person, die in einem bestimmten Bereich Auszeichnung und Ehre erlangt hat
🇫🇷French
super
une personne qui a obtenu distinction et honneur dans un domaine
🇪🇸Spanish
excelente
una persona que ha alcanzado distinción y honor en algún campo
🇮🇹Italian
Grande
una persona che ha ottenuto distinzione e onore in qualche campo
🇳🇱Dutch
Geweldig
iemand die op een bepaald gebied onderscheid en eer heeft verworven
🇵🇹Portuguese
ótimo
uma pessoa que alcançou distinção e honra em algum campo
🇷🇺Russian
большой
человек, добившийся отличия и почестей в какой-либо области
India
🇮🇳Hindi
महान
वह व्यक्ति जिसने किसी क्षेत्र में विशिष्टता और सम्मान प्राप्त किया हो
🇧🇩Bengali
মহান
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি কিছু ক্ষেত্রে পার্থক্য এবং সম্মান অর্জন করেছেন
🇮🇳Tamil
பெரிய
சில துறைகளில் தனித்துவத்தையும் மரியாதையையும் பெற்ற நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
గొప్ప
ఏదో ఒక రంగంలో ప్రత్యేకత మరియు గౌరవం సాధించిన వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
महान
एखादी व्यक्ती ज्याने काही क्षेत्रात वेगळेपण आणि सन्मान प्राप्त केला आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
મહાન
એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેણે અમુક ક્ષેત્રમાં વિશિષ્ટતા અને સન્માન પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ
ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വലിയ
ചില മേഖലകളിൽ വ്യതിരിക്തതയും ബഹുമാനവും നേടിയ വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਹਾਨ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بہت اچھا
وہ شخص جس نے کسی شعبے میں امتیاز اور اعزاز حاصل کیا ہو۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
伟大的
在某个领域取得杰出成就和荣誉的人
🇯🇵Japanese
素晴らしい
ある分野で名声と名誉を獲得した人
🇰🇷Korean
엄청난
어떤 분야에서 명성과 명예를 얻은 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
Tuyệt
một người đã đạt được sự khác biệt và danh dự trong một số lĩnh vực
🇹🇭Thai
ยอดเยี่ยม
บุคคลที่มีความโดดเด่นและมีเกียรติในด้านใดด้านหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
Besar
seseorang yang telah mencapai perbedaan dan kehormatan dalam beberapa bidang
🇵🇭Filipino
mahusay
isang tao na nakamit ang pagkakaiba at karangalan sa ilang larangan
🇲🇾Malay
hebat
seseorang yang telah mencapai kecemerlangan dan kehormatan dalam sesuatu bidang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عظيم
الشخص الذي حقق التميز والشرف في بعض المجالات
🇮🇷Persian
عالی
شخصی که در فلان زمینه به ممتاز و افتخار دست یافته است
🇹🇷Turkish
Harika
bazı alanlarda ayrıcalık ve onur kazanmış bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
גָדוֹל
אדם שזכה להצטיינות וכבוד בתחום כלשהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'great'?
The primary meaning of 'great' is 'a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'great' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'great' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'great' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'great' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'great' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'great' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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