Meaning of grade in English
1. the mark given by teachers to an examination paper or a piece of school work
I got a good grade in mathematics.
2. a degree of rank or quality
the highest grade of meat
a poor grade of tea
Grade A milk
3. a class of persons or things of the same rank or quality
4. a single division of a school course based on the age of the pupils
I'm in the fourth grade.
5. the group of pupils in such a division
1. give a grade to an examination paper or a piece of school work; evaluate
grade test papers
2. arrange in or allocate to grades according to some quality; separate into levels
Melons are graded according to size and color.