[
US
/ˈɡɹænd/
]
[ UK /ɡɹˈænd/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈænd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
an exalted ideal
argue in terms of high-flown ideals
a grand purpose
a noble and lofty concept -
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
had a rattling conversation about politics
the film was fantastic!
a tremendous achievement
a marvelous collection of rare books
a howling success
a fantastic trip to the Orient -
large and impressive in physical size or extent
the bridge is a grand structure -
of or befitting a lord
of august lineage
heir to a lordly fortune -
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
gilded dining rooms
a princely sum
these architecture magazines are full of the lush interiors of the rich and famous -
the most important and magnificent in adornment
grand ballroom
grand staircase -
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
his distinguished bearing
she reigned in magisterial beauty
the monarch's imposing presence -
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
heroic undertakings
an expansive lifestyle
collecting on a grand scale
in the grand manner
NOUN
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
How To Use grand In A Sentence
- He did his final piece of serious work on Tuesday morning, which was grand, and we have just kept him ticking over with a couple of canters.
- As a postscript to the story, my great grandfather died a few weeks after this conversation, proving, as his wife pointed out to her daughter, that she had been correct in her surmise.
- · “Adult family member” is defined as “a person over 21 years of age who is the parent, grandparent, step-parent living in the household, or legal guardian” of the pregnant teen. Archive 2009-07-01
- Make sure you behave yourselves when we visit Grandma.
- From there the year had its high points - two Masters Series titles in Miami and Rome helped with that - but the Grand Slam events continued to pose a problem.
- My grandfather was eighty when he died and was gathered to his fathers.
- He is always telling the director how to run the business; that's like teaching one's grandmother how to suck eggs.
- Grandma always lag behind when we go for a walk.
- Damon Hill is in pole position for today's Belgian Grand Prix.
- ‘Vous serez un jour un grand philologue, mon cher,’ said the old man, on our arriving at the conclusion of Lavengro
