graded

SayGRAY-did/ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/

3 meanings of graded

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of grade. Use it for grading that already happened.
The teacher graded all the tests over the weekend.
Every quiz was graded the same afternoon it was handed in.
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2
adjective
Arranged in steps that slowly go up or down in strength or amount.
Like a staircase, where each step is a little higher than the one before.
The workbook has graded exercises that get harder page by page.
Students move through graded lessons, starting easy and building up.
Similargraduated, progressive, stepped, incremental
3
adjective
Made flat and smooth by a machine that levels the ground.
Like smoothing wet sand flat with a board before you build on it.
The graded road was ready for paving the next day.
They built the house on a freshly graded lot.
Similarflattened

graded is a form of grade

grade, verb: To give a score to a test or to a student's work. Full entry

Forms: gradegrades he/she/itgrading -ing formgraded past tense, past participle
Spelling: grade → graded: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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