FromMiddle English grand grond graund graunt Anglo-Norman graunt Old French grant Latin grandis Doublet ofgrande grandee
grand (comparative grander or moregrand ,superlative grandest or mostgrand )
( augmentative ) Large ,senior ( high-ranking ) ,intense ,extreme , orexceptional Of alarge size or extent;great .agrand mountain agrand army agrand mistake Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression;illustrious ,dignified ,magnificent .agrand monarch agrand view His simple vision has transformed into something far moregrand .
1863 The House by the Churchyard :In the mean time, Cluffe had arrived. He was a little bit huffed andgrand at being nailed as an evidence, upon a few words carelessly, or, if you will, confidentially dropped at his own mess-table, where Lowe chanced to be a guest; and certainly with no suspicion that his little story could in any way be made to elucidate the mystery of Sturk's murder.
Havinghigher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.agrand lodge agrand vizier agrand piano among thegrand est orchestras of our time
Grand Admiral TheGrand Viziers of theOttoman Empire . ( usually in compound forms ) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent( seegrand- ) .grand father,grand son,grand -child( Ireland , Northern England , colloquial , otherwise dated ) Fine ;lovely .A cup of tea? That'd begrand .
( music ) composition .( augmentative ) : great super- supra- hyper- ultra- uber- macro- arch- over- mega- giga- -zilla great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression
having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other similar things
standing in the second or more remote degree of parentage or descent
music: containing all the parts proper to a given form of composition
grand (plural grands or grand
( plural "grand" ) dollars orpounds .( CompareG ) Synonym: large ( colloquial , automotive , plural "grand") RPM .1979 One grand, two grand RPM
1999 Cycle World Magazine , October 1999 edition, page60 :The engine, with more compression, carburetion, and cam timing than the Ambassador, could lounge comfortably belowfour grand and then rush to 7500 rpm, aided and abetted by a light flywheel and a close-ratio five-speed box.
( music , plural "grands") grand piano one thousand of some currency
Fromgranddaughter grandfather grandmother grandson
grand (plural grands
Agrandparent orgrandchild .1987 Beloved , page269 :Once, in Maryland, he met four families of slaves who had all been together for a hundred years: great-grands,grands , mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, children.
2012 Texas Wild & Beyond Temptation ,page47 :Her granddaughter and great-granddaughter went with us as chaperones. Did I ever tell you that she had sixgrands and two great-grands?[ …] grand .
FromLatin grandis
grand (feminine grand or grande masculine plural grands feminine plural grands or grandes
big grand ( ORB, broad )
alternative form ofgrant ( “ large ” ) grand in Lo trèsor Arpitan – onarpitan.eu Inherited fromMiddle French grand Old French grant Latin grandem
IPA (key ) : /ɡʁɑ̃/ ,( followed by vowel or h muet ) /ɡʁɑ̃.t‿/ grand (feminine grande masculine plural grands feminine plural grandes
big tall grown up ,big Quand je seraigrande , je veux être astronaute. ―When Igrow up , I want to be an astronaut. Il l'a fait tout seul comme ungrand garçon. ―He did it all on his own like abig boy. great ungrand homme ―a great man unegrande dame ―a great lady ungrand écrivain ―a great writer ungrand compositeur ―a great composer Alexandre leGrand Alexander theGreat Pierre leGrand Peter theGreat big fat (anintensifier )Synonym: gros ungrand tricheur ―a big fat cheater ( of a place ) greater ( together with thesurrounding area pertaining to it ) Grand LondresGreater London Grand MontréalGreater Montreal This adjective is usually placed before the noun. When applied to people, the meaning "great" is only available when the adjective is before the noun. When it is placed after the noun, it can only mean physically large or (more commonly) tall.Un grand homme can be a great man or a large/tall man;un homme grand can only be a large/tall man.
grand m plural grands feminine grande
grown-up grant ( standard orthography ) grand
alternative form ofgrant FromOld Norse grand ( “ injury, hurt ” ) .
grand n genitive singular grands nominative plural grönd
( higher register , uncommon ) damage ,harm ,destruction verða aðgrandi ―come to harm ( card games ) trump cards/suits;no-trump Borrowed fromEnglish grand ( “ magnificent ” ) .
grand (indeclinable
( colloquial ) grandiose ,splashy ,impressive Synonyms: tilkomumikill flottur Veislan var svakagrand . ―The party was verygrandiose . Akin toItalian grande grandis
grand
big ,large FromOld French grant Latin grandis, grandem
grand m feminine singular grande masculine plural grands feminine plural grandes comparative greigneur superlative greigneur
big ;large FromOld French grant Latin grandis, grandem
IPA (key ) : /ɡrɑ̃/ ,/ɡrɔ̃/ ( Jersey ) grand m
( Jersey ) big FromLatin grandis
grand m feminine singular granda masculine plural grands feminine plural grandas
big ,large Antonyms: pichon petit Joan de Cantalausa (2006 ),Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians [1] →ISBN 538 grand
first / third-person singular preterite indicative ofgrindan Borrowed fromSpanish grande
grand m pers
grandee ( official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish and Portuguese nobility ) grandee ( high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
grand f
genitive plural ofgranda grand in Polish dictionaries at PWNgrand in PWN's encyclopediaFromLatin grandis, grandem
grand m feminine singular granda masculine plural grands feminine plural grandas
( Puter ) big ,large ( Puter ) tall FromOld Norse grand ( “ grain, particle, little bit ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *grandą ( “ grain, speck ” ) , a nominal formation related to*grindaną ( “ to grind ” ) .
grand n
amote , aspeck , something verysmall and unimportantHuru kommer det till, att du sergrandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga? And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (Matthew 7:3) The formgrann litegrann ( “ a bit ” ) , which in older texts can be writtenlitet grand . Phrases likevi åt lunch på Grand , refer to a "Grand Hotel" available in several towns FromOld French grant Latin grandis, grandem
grand m feminine singular grande masculine plural grands feminine plural grandes feminine plural (before noun) grandès
large ,big 
