2006-10-22 03:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by Viktor 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The word great has many meanings.. below are just a few:
Very large in size.
Larger in size than others of the same kind.
Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See synonyms at large
Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.
Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.
Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.
Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.
Superior in quality or character; noble: “For he was great, ere fortune made him so” (John Dryden)
Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.
Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.
When I think of great.. I think immediately of something that is outstanding in significance
2006-10-22 03:35:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means someone didnt think something was entierly brilliant but they dont want to call it bad they just say great. in my experience anyway
2006-10-22 03:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Belosnezhka (aka Gex) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a large amount of something like grass or stones
2016-09-21 10:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋