Great
adjective
Being of large size or amount, or more than usual.
He lives in a great house with eleven rooms.
Often appears as...
- great deal
- great amount
adjective
Significantly above average in terms of quality or performance; excellent.
She is a great stylist.
Often appears as...
- great success
- great time
adjective
Having influence, power, status, or dignity.
He was a great leader.
Often appears as...
- great leader
- great artist
adverb
To a great extent, very much.
I greatly appreciate your help.
Often appears as...
- greatly appreciate
- greatly improve
noun
Referring to the person or thing of exceptional importance.
One of the greats of Italian fashion.
Often appears as...
- one of the greats
- all-time great
adjective
Expressing admiration or approval.
That's a great idea!
Often appears as...
- great idea
- great job
adjective
Just short of extreme or absolute.
She had the great good fortune to meet the queen.
Often appears as...
- great pleasure
- great pain
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Being of large size or amount, or more than usual.
He lives in a great house with eleven rooms.
Often appears as...
- great deal
- great amount
adjective
Significantly above average in terms of quality or performance; excellent.
She is a great stylist.
Often appears as...
- great success
- great time
adjective
Having influence, power, status, or dignity.
He was a great leader.
Often appears as...
- great leader
- great artist
adverb
To a great extent, very much.
I greatly appreciate your help.
Often appears as...
- greatly appreciate
- greatly improve
noun
Referring to the person or thing of exceptional importance.
One of the greats of Italian fashion.
Often appears as...
- one of the greats
- all-time great
adjective
Expressing admiration or approval.
That's a great idea!
Often appears as...
- great idea
- great job
adjective
Just short of extreme or absolute.
She had the great good fortune to meet the queen.
Often appears as...
- great pleasure
- great pain
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Emphasizing Size
Used to stress how large something is compared to the ordinary.
The museum had a great collection of ancient artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Amplifying Quantity
Highlights that there is a lot of something, often more than expected.
She had a great number of followers on her social media.
Pro Tip 1/2Emphasizing Size
Used to stress how large something is compared to the ordinary.
The museum had a great collection of ancient artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Amplifying Quantity
Highlights that there is a lot of something, often more than expected.
She had a great number of followers on her social media.
Pro Tip 1/2Emphasizing Size
Used to stress how large something is compared to the ordinary.
The museum had a great collection of ancient artifacts.
Pro Tip 2/2Amplifying Quantity
Highlights that there is a lot of something, often more than expected.
She had a great number of followers on her social media.
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Would you sacrifice one...
that could wind up making decisions of whether they'll risk civilian casualties to attack a high-value target. If we want these actions to be ethical, we have to decide in advance how to value human life and judge the greater good. So researchers who study autonomous systems are collaborating with philosophers
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The benefits of good...
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What makes something...
Yet accompanying the bleakness of Kafka's stories, there's a great deal of humor rooted in the nonsensical logic of the situations described. So on the one hand, it's easy to recognize the Kafkaesque in today's world. We rely on increasingly convoluted systems of administration
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What game theory teaches...
these days are become shorter and shorter term which creates turmoil and chaos in strategy in how we present ourselves to the world the easiest way to understand the game you're in is when you have an opposing force in other words not that right so you want great
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And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
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Are China and the US...
for more than a hundred years. Whether these two great civilizations, these two great countries, can in fact carve out a common future for themselves and for the world? In short, can we carve out a future which is peaceful and mutually prosperous,
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Why elephants never...
This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit.
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Why do we love? A...
which is more like a great friendship. Lovers support each other in discovering themselves, reaching beyond themselves, and enriching their lives and the world together. Though we might never know why we fall in love,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep, challenge myself, find that voice and kind of honor it.
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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Michael Jackson
American Singer
The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.
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American Boxer
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
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Will Smith
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I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Small projects need much more help than great.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Half a truth is often a great lie.
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Dutch Painter
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
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Michael Jackson
American Singer
The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
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Will Smith
American Actor
I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Small projects need much more help than great.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Half a truth is often a great lie.
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