Greater Meaning
/ˈɡɹeɪtə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of great: more great
adjOf two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
Sentence Examples
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
The sooner you give up, the greater the benefits.
Since the elections there has been a greater emphasis on education.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The second earthquake was even ____ than the first, causing more damage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The number of people attending the event was even ____ than the organizers had originally anticipated.
Word Origin & History
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity."
— 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects as chefs put bugs back on the menu”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
"GMRLC is a regional consortium of medium-size research libraries (17 in 1995) located in the greater Midwest."
— 1997, Virginia Boucher, “Interlibrary Cooperation”, in Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 98, column 1:
"“Greater London!” What a vague and ill-defined term! We all known London proper, comprising of the City and Westminster, and making up one metropolis."
— 1883, Edward Walford, Greater London: A Narrative of its History, its People, and its Places, volume 1, London: Cassell & Company, page 1:
"[…]statistics revealing that while greater Tokyo has a total area that represents only 3.6 percent of the total land available[…]more than 25 percent of the country's population live there."
— 1990, Chikara Higashi, Geza Peter Lauter, The Internationalization of the Japanese Economy, →ISBN, page 285:
"The rate in isolated counties was about a third higher than in the greater metropolitan counties."
— 2004, Janet Golden, Richard Alan Meckel, Heather Munro Prescott, Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health: A Historical Handbook and Guide, →ISBN, page 201:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The second earthquake was even ____ than the first, causing more damage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The number of people attending the event was even ____ than the organizers had originally anticipated.