EGAVE

great

About 348.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Taking up a lot of space; large. Much, more than usual.
    great worry
  2. adjective Much, more than usual.
    great worry
  3. adjective Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
    a dirty great smack in the face
  4. adjective Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Dinner was great.
  5. adjective Important, consequential.
    a great dilemma
  6. adjective Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]
    great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather
  7. adjective Pregnant; large with young; full of.
    great with child
  8. adjective Intimate; familiar.

Similar words

large big major heavy bang-up slap-up corking extraordinary outstanding neat

Often followed by

deal britain and many a number importance majority as

Word family

a great one for great deal greater greatest greats

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