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გამოთქმა: /greɪt/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average:the article was of great interest she showed great potential as an actor
  • [attributive] used to reinforce another adjective of size or extent:a great big grin
  • (also greater) [attributive] used in names of animals or plants which are larger than similar kinds, e.g. great tit, greater celandine.
  • (Great) [attributive, in place names] denoting the larger or largest part of a place:Great Malvern
  • (Greater) [attributive] (of a city) including adjacent urban areas:Greater Manchester
  • 2of ability, quality, or eminence considerably above average:the great Italian conductor great art has the power to change lives
  • [attributive] important or most important:the great day arrived the great thing is the challenge
  • (the Great) used as a title to denote the most important person of the name:Alexander the Great
  • impressive or grand:the great Victorian house
  • informal very good; excellent:another great goal from Alan wouldn’t it be great to have him back? [as exclamation]:‘Great!’ said Tom
  • informal (of a person) very skilled in a particular area:she’s great at French
  • 3 [attributive] used before a noun to emphasize a particular description of someone or something:I was a great fan of Hank’s her great friend Joe
  • used to express surprise, admiration, or contempt, especially in exclamations:you great oaf!
  • 4 [in combination] (in names of family relationships) denoting one degree further removed upwards or downwards:great-aunt great-great-grandfather
  • 5 [predic.] Irish (of two people) on very close or intimate terms:one of the boys was very great with her

ზმნისართი

Universal
  • very well; excellently:we played awful, they played great

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1an important or distinguished person:the Beatles, Bob Dylan, all the greats (as plural noun the great)the lives of the great, including Churchill and Newton

the great and the good

often ironic distinguished and worthy people collectively:an impressive gathering of the great and the good

great and small

of all sizes, classes, or types:all creatures great and small

a great deal

see deal1.

a great many

see many.

a great one for

a habitual doer of; an enthusiast for:my father was a great one for buying gadgets

Great Scott!

dated expressing surprise or amazement: Great Scott! You scored two hundred and seventy-three!
[arbitrary euphemism for Great God!]

to a great extent

in a substantial way; largely:we are all to a great extent the product of our culture

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