Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: grand
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'ænd]
Pronunciations of grand
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: expansive, grand, heroic
    Meaning: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
  • Synonyms: august, grand, lordly
    Meaning: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
Usage examples
  • Grand Dieu!
  • "Oh, she's not a grand person.
  • The grand duke flew into a rage.
  • That cannibal story was simply grand.
  • Is it a grand spectacle? Grand, if you like.
  • He had the grand dining-room for his laboratory.
  • "I'll go on with this, as you say it's so grand.
  • I wonder what those grand people are really like."
  • But this is delightful, my friend--one grand pleasure!
  • The colored butler had announced with a grand flourish:
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of the Bath, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wyoming Department of Corrections, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 300 (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Han dynasty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Scar (The Lion King), License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0