Etymology : Middle English grete, from Old English grEat; akin to Old High German grOz large
Pronunciation : grAt,
Southern also gre
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. large; important; much; huge; immense; wonderful. great\great\ , a. [compar. greater ; superl. greatest.] [oe. gret, great, as. gre?t; akin to os. & lg. grōt, d. groot, ohg. grōz, g. gross. cf. groat the coin.].
2. large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
3. large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
4. long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
5. superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
6. endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
7. holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc. he doth object i am too great of birth.
8. entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
9. pregnant; big (with young). the ewes great with young. lxxviii.
10. 9. more than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain. we have all great cause to give great thanks.
11. (genealogy) older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.great bear (astron.), the constellation ursa major.great cattle (law), all manner of cattle except sheep and yearlings.great charter (eng. hist.), magna charta.great circle of a sphere, a circle the plane of which passes through the center of the sphere.great circle sailing, the process or art of conducting a ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc between two places.great go, the final examination for a degree at the university of oxford, england; -- called also greats. hughes.great guns. (naut.) see:
under gun.
12. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded; opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
13. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, etc.
14. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
15. Superior; admirable; commanding; applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
16. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.
17. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc.
18. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
19. Pregnant; big.
20. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
21. Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather , great- grandson, etc.
22. The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great. more than usual; "great expectations"; "great worry" relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome".
23. 1. You use great to describe something that is very large. Great is more formal than big. The room had a great bay window. a great hall as long and high as a church.
24. Great means large in amount or degree. I'll take great care of it Benjamin Britten did not live to a great age.
25. You use great to describe something that is important, famous, or exciting. the great cultural achievements of the past America can be great again. + greatness great·ness A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness.
26. You can describe someone who is successful and famous for their actions, knowledge, or skill as great. Wes Hall was once one of the West Indies' great cricketers. the great George Padmore. + greatness great·ness Abraham Lincoln achieved greatness.
27. The greats in a particular subject or field of activity are the people who have been most successful or famous in it. all the greats of Hollywood. cycling's all-time greats.
28. The greats of popular modern music are records that have been successful and that continue to be popular. a medley of rock'n'roll greats.
29. approval If you describe someone or something as great, you approve of them or admire them. Arturo has this great place in Cazadero They're a great bunch of guys I think she's great.
30. If you feel great, you feel very healthy, energetic, and enthusiastic. I feel just great.
31. emphasis You use great in order to emphasize the size or degree of a characteristic or quality. a great big Italian wedding. her sense of colour and great eye for detail.
32. feelings You say great in order to emphasize that you are pleased or enthusiastic about something. Oh great! That'll be good for Fergus.
33. feelings You say great in order to emphasize that you are angry or annoyed about something. `Oh great,' I thought. `Just what I need.'.
34. Great is used as part of the name of a species of plant or animal when there is another species of the same plant or animal which is smaller and has different characteristics. the great white shark. see also:
greater. a very successful and famous person in a particular sport, profession etc. adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great Abbas the Great Afonso the Great Alexander the Great Antiochus the Great Basil the Great Saint Canute the Great Casimir the Great the Great Condé Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Cyrus the Great Darius the Great Great Dismal Swamp Frederick the Great the Great Elector Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Great Attractor great auk Great Australian Bight Great Awakening Great Barrier Reef Great Basin National Park Great Bear Lake Great Britain Great Dane Great Depression Great Dividing Range Great Fear Great Fire of London Great Fish River Great Game great hall great horned owl Great Lakes Great Leap Forward Great Mosque of Esfahan Great Mother of the Gods Great Northern Railway Co. Great Plague of London Great Plains Great Red Spot Great Rift Valley Great Saint Bernard Pass Great Salt Lake Great Sand Dunes National Monument Great Sandy Desert Great Slave Lake Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Society Great Trek Great Victoria Desert Great Wall of China great white shark Great Zimbabwe Gregory the Great Ivan the Great James the Great Kamehameha the Great Great Lakes trout Leo the Great Llywelyn the Great Great Greece Matilda the Great Countess Mithradates the Great Nerses I the Great Saint Great Northern War Otto the Great Great Ouse Peter the Great Peter the Great Bay Pompey the Great Ramses the Great Sancho the Great Great Schism great sea otter Simeon the Great Great Indian Desert Theodosius the Great Valdemar the Great Vytautas the Great Albert prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland Catherine the Great Constantine the Great United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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