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- US Pronunciation
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- [greyt deel]
- /greɪt dil/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [greyt deel]
- /greɪt dil/
Definitions of great deal words
- verb without object great deal to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 1
- verb without object great deal to take action with respect to a thing or person (followed by with): Law courts must deal with lawbreakers. 1
- verb without object great deal to conduct oneself toward persons: He deals fairly. 1
- verb without object great deal to be able to handle competently or successfully; cope (followed by with): I can't deal with your personal problems. 1
- verb without object great deal to trade or do business (followed by with or in): to deal with a firm; to deal in used cars. 1
- verb without object great deal to distribute, especially the cards in a game (often followed by out): to deal out five hands of six cards each; your turn to deal. 1
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Origin of great deal
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English delen, Old English dǣlan (cognate with German teilen), derivative of dǣl part (cognate with German Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.; (in defs 19, 23) Middle English deel, del(e), Old English dǣl
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Parts of speech for Great deal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
great deal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
great deal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for great deal
noun great deal
- bundle — A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag so that they can be carried or stored.
- lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- jumble — to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- clump — A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
- stack — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
Antonyms for great deal
noun great deal
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- valley — an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
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