Simple meaning
What does Great mean?
Great means very good, big, or important.
Dictionary definition
Very good, large, important, or impressive.
Example sentences
Great in a sentence
easy
You did a great job on the puzzle.
medium
The team made great progress this week.
hard
The book described a great journey across the mountains.
Synonyms
Words like Great
excellentUse for something very good.
importantUse for something that matters a lot.
Antonyms
Opposite words
poorUse when something is not good.
smallUse when something is not large.
Word family
Great word family
Base word
great
adjective
greater
More great.
adjective
greatest
Most great.
adverb
greatly
Very much or in a great way.
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Practice 1
What does great mean?
Great can describe something very good or important.
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