# grand

/ˈɡɹænd/ (US) · /ɡɹˈænd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/grand
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Senses

### 1. impressive or large

adjective · CEFR B1

impressive, large, or important in appearance or style.

For teachers: magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

- The hotel had a grand staircase that led up to the ballroom.
- The architect's grand design for the new library incorporated soaring glass ceilings and vast open spaces for public study.

### 2. fine or okay

adjective · CEFR B2 · British English · Dialect · Informal

used to say that something is fine, good, or acceptable.

For teachers: denoting that a situation or object is satisfactory or excellent; highly common in specific regional dialects.

- Don't worry about the mess; it's all grand.
- If you can finish the report by tomorrow morning, that would be grand.

Teaching tip: This sense is extremely common in Ireland and parts of Northern England to mean 'fine' or 'no problem'.

### 4. a piano

noun · CEFR B2

a large piano with a horizontal body and three legs.

For teachers: a large piano with the strings and soundboard arranged horizontally in a harp-shaped case.

- The concert hall featured a beautiful black grand in the center of the stage.
- The soloist insisted on performing on a concert grand, citing the superior resonance required for the Rachmaninoff piece.

## Examples

- The car cost me five grand.
- He managed to save ten grand over the summer to pay for his final year of university.
- While the initial estimate was low, the total renovation costs eventually exceeded fifty grand once the structural issues were uncovered.

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