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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adverb 3.2.1 Related terms

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• AHD: grāt
• IPA: /greɪt/
• SAMPA: /greIt/
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  Rhymes: -eɪt

[ Homophones

• great

[ Noun

Singular grate

Plural grates

grate (plural grates)

1. A horizontal metal grille through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

[ Synonyms

• grille

[ Translations

• Dutch: tralies

[ Verb

Infinitive to grate

Third person singular grates

Simple past grated

Past participle grated

Present participle grating

to grate (third-person singular simple present grates, present participle grating, simple past and past participle grated)

1. (transitive, cooking) To shred things, usually foodstuffs, by rubbing across a grater.

   I need to grate the cheese before thee potato is cooked.

2. (intransitive) To rub against, such as grating one's teeth.

   Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad.

3. (idiomatic, by extension) to grate on one's nerves; to irritate or annoy.

   She's nice enough, but she can begin to grate on my nerves if there is no-one else to talk to.

[ Translations

• Spanish: rallar

[ Related terms

grater grating

gratings grate upon

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[ Italian

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /'grate/

[ Adjective

grate f.

1. Feminine plural form of grato

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[ Latin

[ Etymology

From grātus (“‘agreeable’”)

[ Adverb

grātē (comparative grātius, superlative grātissimē)

1. gladly, willingly
2. gratefully, thankfully

[ Related terms

grātēs grātia grātificātiō grātificor

grātiīs grātiōsus grātīs grātor

grātuītus grātulātiō grātulor grātus