grand

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɡɹænd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1133

Meanings

1

adj
Large, impressive, and magnificent.

They got married in a grand old castle.
2

adj
Most important or highest in rank.

He won the grand prize in the competition.
3

adj
Very good or pleasant (informal).

A cup of tea would be grand, thanks.
4

noun
A thousand dollars or pounds (informal).

The car cost me twenty grand.

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Synonyms

4 noun · a thousand dollars or... large

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Word family

Forms grandergrandestgrandlygrands

Derived forms gmgpgrand-ducalgrand-dukegrand-guardgrand-popogrand-quarterlygrandaciousgrandlygrandmastergrandmistressgrandmultipara

Related forms aggrandizableaggrandizationaggrandize aggrandizementaggrandizergrand-grandamgrandegrandeegrandeeshipgrandeurgrandevity

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Simplified etymology

Grand was borrowed from French grand, “large” or “tall,” which came from Latin grandis, “big, great, full-grown.” It appears as a nickname from 1125 and developed the sense “great, important” by about 1350.

Etymology

From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

*gʰer- Proto-Indo-European grand Middle English graunt xno grant Old French grandis Latin

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# grand

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡɹænd/
**Frequency rank:** 1133

## Meanings
1. Large, impressive, and magnificent.
2. Most important or highest in rank.
3. Very good or pleasant (informal).
4. A thousand dollars or pounds (informal).

## Examples
- They got married in a grand old castle.
- He won the grand prize in the competition.
- A cup of tea would be grand, thanks.
- The car cost me twenty grand.

## Synonyms
- arch-
- giga-
- great
- hyper-
- macro-
- mega-
- over-
- super-
- supra-
- uber-
- ultra-

## Derived Forms
- gm
- gp
- grand-ducal
- grand-duke
- grand-guard
- grand-popo
- grand-quarterly
- grandacious
- grandly
- grandmaster
- grandmistress
- grandmultipara

## Related Forms
- aggrandizable
- aggrandization
- aggrandize
- aggrandizement
- aggrandizer
- grand-
- grandam
- grande
- grandee
- grandeeship
- grandeur
- grandevity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰer-
- Root: grand
- Root: graunt
- Root: grant
- Root: grandis

## Etymology
From Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee.

## AI Etymology
Grand comes from Middle English grand, grond, graund, graunt, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Latin grandis. Doublet of grande and grandee. The historical line also includes *gʰer- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “Large, impressive, and magnificent” and “Most important or highest in rank”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Register & Style

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