grade
noun
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.
will grade
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future tenseof grade.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Commentators will grade the meeting on whether both sides recommit to the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Ofsted's new inspection framework is based on a "traffic light system" which will grade schools on several areas of school life, as well as on safeguarding.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Evaluators will grade U.K. universities more heavily on work environment and diversity—and less on research output—to determine their share of higher education block grants, four national funding bodies announced last week.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
It’s unclear how — or who — will grade this test.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
But if the ditch is to be finished by the machine, it is essential that it be so contrived that it will grade the bottom, and not leave it undulating like the surface.
From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by Henry F. (Henry Flagg) French
