rate
/ɹeɪt/ verb B2- To assign or be assigned a particular rank or level. · She is rated fourth in the country.
- To evaluate or estimate the value of. · They rate his talents highly.
- To consider or regard. · He rated this book brilliant.
- To deserve; to be worth. · The view here hardly rates a mention in the travel guide.
- To determine the limits of safe functioning for a machine or electrical device. · The transformer is rated at 10 watts.
- To like; to think highly of. · The customers don't rate the new burgers.
- To take action to slow down the pace of the horse one is riding.
- To have position (in a certain class). · She rates among the most excellent chefs in the world.· He rates as the best cyclist in the country.
He/she/it rates · Past rated · Past participle rated · -ing form rating
Verb forms
- Base form
- rate
- He/she/it
- rates
- Past
- rated
- Past participle
- rated
- -ing form
- rating
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“And a first-rate seaman, one who had seen long and honorable service, as became a man charged with the interests of a house so important as that of Morrel & Son,” replied Danglars.
“Then, I was stuck on a pole in a cornfield, where I could make-believe scare the crows, at any rate.
“That is a first-rate idea,” said the Lion.
“My own idea of the game, at any rate,” said Holmes, with a smile.
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