Great meaning in English
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Definition
great: excellent, wonderful; big, significant, major
greatest is the superlative of great.
Great!: Excellent! Cool! Very good!
Pronunciation examples
UK: I have some great news, I'm getting married!
US: Come here and give me a great big hug.
Examples
- "Sockets to plug phones and laptops in, so your boss can contact you even while you travel (great)."
- "Dr. Gilchrist : Great!"
- "Philip : Greater than King Kong?"
- "That was great."
- "Brian : The initiation test, great guru."
- "Xavier : Great, Michael."
- "Donna : Great."
- "Someone fit and athletic, and it would be great if they cooked."
- "Despite this isolated incident, I believe that our two cultures are closer than ever, and this is reflected by this collaboration between the perfumers of our two great nations."
- "Let me welcome you to Yellowstone Park, one of America's greatest natural spaces."
- "It is my honor and great pleasure to tell you that you have been chosen to receive this year's Nobel prize in literature."
- "Xavier : Great!"
- "It's what great aunty Hilda would have wanted."
- "I heard this great one about a rabbi, a sherpa and a kangaroo..."
- "Dr. Loblaw : Okay, great."
- "Anna: What a great film!"
- "No? Great. Well, I think that's enough for one day."
- "Philip : Great!"
- "Horatio : Great!"
Exercise 1
"Sigourney, you were awesome."
Which of the following adjectives could replace "awesome" in this context? There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following adjectives could replace "awesome" in this context? There may be more than one correct answer!
"Sigourney, you were awesome."
Which of the following adjectives could replace "awesome" in this context? There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following adjectives could replace "awesome" in this context? There may be more than one correct answer!
This is correct. "Wonderful" shares the same meaning as "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.
This is incorrect. "Terrible" always has a negative connotation in English, and while it is sometimes synonymous with "awesome" (as in the example, "an awesome and terrible storm hit the city"), Brian uses "awesome" in a positive way to say that Sigourney played extremely well.
This is incorrect. "Shocking" always has a negative connotation in English and means "very bad", for example: My performance in the race was shocking, I finished last. Brian is actually describing Sigourney's performance in the dodgeball tournament as extremely good.
This is correct. "Great" shares the same meaning as "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.
This is incorrect. "Cute" cannot be used to describe the nature of Sigourney's performance in the dodgeball tournament. To call someone "cute" is to describe them as being physically attractive. In other contexts, to have "awesome" looks is to be extremely attractive, but this is not the idea that Brian is expressing here.
This is correct. "Amazing" is synonymous with "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.
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