gram
part of speech
noun (gram, grams); short form g
meaning for a pupil
1) A gram is a small unit for measuring how heavy something is (its mass). A paper clip weighs about one gram. tree →
2) A kilogram is 1000 grams. tree →
3) In the UK the spelling gramme is sometimes seen. tree →
4) Gram is the name of a magic sword in old Norse stories, belonging to the hero Sigurd. tree →
sense in the lessons
A unit of weight (mass); 1000 grams make 1 kilogram, and a milligram is one thousandth of a gram. In science: we weigh things in grams on a scale; 1 millilitre of water weighs about 1 gram. In everyday life: food labels show grams of sugar and fat. Phrases: «grams of», «per 100 grams», «g» after a number (250 g).
examples
- An apple weighs 150 grams. tree →
- A bag has 500 grams of flour. tree →
- Each sweet is 5 grams. tree →
- How many grams are in 2 kilograms? tree →
- The recipe needs 200 g of butter. tree →
- This cereal has 12 grams of sugar in a bowl. tree →
- We weighed the leaf on the science scale: 3 grams. tree →
- A coin weighs about 5 grams. tree →
- But Sigurd waited till half of him had crawled over the pit, and then he thrust the sword Gram right into his very heart. tree →
note
A kilogram has 1000 grams. A unit, not a thing counted. Trap: change kilograms to grams (× 1000) before adding them together. Write «g» with no full stop and no s: 5 g. Do not confuse with «-gram» at the end of words like telegram or diagram.
In the corpora
- One kilogram is 1000 grams, and one litre is 1000 millilitres.
- A litre is 1000 millilitres, and a kilogram is 1000 grams.
- A kilogram is 1000 grams.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gram» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.