Definitions for greater
ˈgreɪ tərgreater

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. greateradjective

   greater in size or importance or degree

   "for the greater good of the community"; "the greater Antilles"

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1. greateradjective

   Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area; (of a city) metropolitan.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'greater' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #669

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'greater' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1176

Anagrams for greater »

1. terrage

2. regrate

How to pronounce greater?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say greater in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of greater in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of greater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of greater in a Sentence

1. Deuel Ross:

   Unfortunately, this means that Alabama voters who are at greater risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 will be required to risk their health and violate CDC recommendations in order to vote on July 14.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   There has to be some approach to reconciling the security needs of the Israelis with the need for greater autonomy and governanace by the Palestinians.

3. Abby Spanberger:

   Regardless of what actions the president did or didn't take ... understanding in far greater detail the aggression of a foreign adversary nation against our election's infrastructure should ideally help us avoid such circumstances in the future.

4. Chas Roy-Chowdhury:

   Any tax policy will be closely aligned with what the EU does because that will create much greater certainty for businesses. So while the Brexiteers (anti-EU campaigners) may be talking about all this autonomy, I think the reality is there will be very close alignment with the EU.

5. Ali Sheikh:

   Traders are very clever and when a door is closed they go through the window, none of the traditional items (including pistachios and saffron) remain unsold. The demand is greater than supply.

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