[ US /ˈɡɹænd/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈænd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. large and impressive in physical size or extent
    the bridge is a grand structure
  4. of or befitting a lord
    of august lineage
    heir to a lordly fortune
  5. 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
  6. the most important and magnificent in adornment
    grand ballroom
    grand staircase
  7. 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
  8. 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
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  2. a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

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
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy