greater
part of speech
adjective (great, greater, greatest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Greater means bigger or more. 9 is greater than 5. tree →
2) Greater means more important or better: «a greater artist». tree →
3) «Greater London» or «Greater Sydney» means the city with all the towns around it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a comparison — «greater than», «how much greater», the sign > (9 > 5); ordering numbers; «greater than or equal to». In everyday life: «a greater chance of rain», «the greater good». Phrases: «greater than», «greater than or equal to», «the greater part of», «far greater».
examples
- Which is greater, 45 or 54? tree →
- 12 is 3 greater than 9. tree →
- A number is 5 greater than 8. tree →
- Is 7 + 3 greater than 9? tree →
- The sign > means «is greater than». tree →
- 54 is greater than 45 because it has more tens. tree →
- There is a greater chance of rain tomorrow. tree →
- The greater part of the class walks to school. tree →
- Thy need is greater than mine." tree →
note
The open side of > faces the greater number: 9 > 5. Opposite: «less than» (<). Maths: «how much greater» is a difference (subtract); «5 greater than» adds 5. Trap: «times greater» means multiply.
In the corpora
- And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.
- Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
- then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
- And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him.
- He said also unto me: 'Thou shalt again see yet greater abominations which they do.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «greater» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.