rate
verb/reɪt/
/reɪt/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rate | /reɪt/ /reɪt/ |
| he / she / it rates | /reɪts/ /reɪts/ |
| past simple rated | /ˈreɪtɪd/ /ˈreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle rated | /ˈreɪtɪd/ /ˈreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form rating | /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to have or think that somebody/something has a particular level of quality, value, etc.
- rate somebody/something + adv./prep. The university is highly rated for its research.
- How did you rate her speech?
- rate somebody/something + adj. Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities.
- rate somebody/something (as) something The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences.
- They rated him highly as a colleague.
- rate as something The match rated as one of their worst defeats.
- + adj. I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.
Extra Examples- It is rated as one of the city's best hotels.
- Silver was rated more highly than gold.
- This airport is consistently rated as the worst in the world.
- a golf course that is rated among the top ten in America
- The library is rated as one of the best in the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- highly
- consistently
- among
- as
- for
- …
- rate something on a scale
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- [transitive] rate something (informal) to think that somebody/something is good
- What did you think of the movie? I didn't rate it myself.
- [transitive, usually passive] to place somebody/something in a particular position on a scale in relation to similar people or things synonym rank
- be rated (+ adv./prep.) The schools were rated according to their exam results.
- The difficulty of each exercise is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
- It's a chance to watch six top-rated players.
- rate somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) Users can rate the quality of advice from one to five stars.
- be rated + noun She is currently rated number two in the world.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- highly
- consistently
- among
- as
- for
- …
- rate something on a scale
- [transitive] rate something to be good, important, etc. enough to be treated in a particular way synonym merit
- The incident didn't even rate a mention in the press.
- Her death only rated a few lines in the local paper.
- [transitive, usually passive] to state that a film or video is suitable for a particular audience
- be rated + noun The cartoon was rated PG.
Word Originlate Middle English (expressing a notion of ‘estimated value’): from Old French, from medieval Latin rata (from Latin pro rata parte (or portione) ‘according to the proportional share’), from ratus ‘reckoned’, past participle of reri.
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