great

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/greɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grāt)

Inflections of 'great' (adj):
greater
adj comparative
greatest
adj superlative

Collocations for "great"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "great" in context.

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great

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a great [person, man, wife, teacher, singer, writer]
  2. what a great [person] (she is)!
  3. has a great [salary, job, position]
  4. a great [book, class, movie, pizza, bar]
  5. this book is (really) great
  6. a great [match, game, tournament]
  7. a great [opportunity, chance] (to)
  8. don't miss this great [opportunity]
  9. having a great [day, week, month, year]
  10. had a great [time, vacation]!
  11. a great day for [jogging, cycling, a picnic]
  12. (not) a great [idea, plan, suggestion]
  13. [that's, I've got] great news!
  14. a great [number, quantity, amount] (of)
  15. a [number] greater than [three]
  16. a great [monster, building, beast, giant, truck]
  17. a great [lady, Lord, King]
  18. that's [so, really] great!
  19. it's great that you [can, have, are]
  20. the greatest in the [country, world]
  21. (is) in great pain
n
  1. [live, work, be] among the greats
  2. [compete, play, work] with the greats
  3. rank [with, alongside] the greats
  4. is one of the greats
  5. will go down as one of the greats
  6. the greats of our [time, generation]
  7. the greats of [sport, music, literature]
adv
  1. you're doing great!
additional examples
  1. [live, work, be] among the greats
  2. a great [person, man, wife, teacher, singer, writer]
  3. [compete, play, work] with the greats
  4. what a great [person] (she is)!
  5. rank [with, alongside] the greats
  6. has a great [salary, job, position]
  7. is one of the greats
  8. a great [book, class, movie, pizza, bar]
  9. will go down as one of the greats
  10. this book is (really) great
  11. the greats of our [time, generation]
  12. a great [match, game, tournament]
  13. the greats of [sport, music, literature]
  14. a great [opportunity, chance] (to)
  15. don't miss this great [opportunity]
  16. having a great [day, week, month, year]
  17. had a great [time, vacation]!
  18. a great day for [jogging, cycling, a picnic]
  19. (not) a great [idea, plan, suggestion]
  20. [that's, I've got] great news!
  21. a great [number, quantity, amount] (of)
  22. a [number] greater than [three]
  23. a great [monster, building, beast, giant, truck]
  24. a great [lady, Lord, King]
  25. that's [so, really] great!
  26. it's great that you [can, have, are]
  27. the greatest in the [country, world]
  28. [my, became a] great- [grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt]
  29. (is) in great pain
  30. you're doing great!
'great' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain - Irish - SAT - ability - accuracy - add - adventure - afternoon - air - album - alongside - altogether - ambition - amount - anticipation - ape - appeal - application - art - article - ass - assurance - attention - attraction - audience - aunt - author - baker - baking - balcony - barn - barrier - baseball - basin - bass - batch - beam - beauty - beginning - being - benefit - betrayal - binder - blend - blockbuster - body - booster - borrow - brain - bravery

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