·superl Pregnant; big (with young).
II. Great ·noun The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the great.
III. Great ·superl Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude, series, ·etc.
IV. Great ·superl Superior; admirable; commanding;
— applied to thoughts, actions, and feelings.
V. Great ·superl Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval.
VI. Great ·superl Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as, a great argument, truth, or principle.
VII. Great ·superl More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
VIII. Great ·superl Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, ·etc.
IX. Great ·superl Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous; expanded;
— opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
X. Great ·superl Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, ·etc.
XI. Great ·superl Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation;
— often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's father), great-grandson, ·etc.