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• the university is highly rated for its research.
• they rated him highly as a colleague.
• voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities.
• the show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences.

rate

1. to have or think that somebody/something has a particular level of quality, value, etc.
• The university is highly rated for its research.
• They rated him highly as a colleague.
• Voters continue to rate education high on their list of priorities.
• The show was rated (as) a success by critics and audiences.
• The match rated as one of their worst defeats.
• I'm afraid our needs do not rate very high with this administration.
2. to think that somebody/something is good
• What did you think of the movie? I didn't rate it myself.
3. to place somebody/something in a particular position on a scale in relation to similar people or things
• synonym rank
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rank_2
• The schools were rated according to their exam results.
• a top-rated programme
• She is currently rated number two in the world.
4. to be good, important, etc. enough to be treated in a particular way
• synonym merit
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/merit_2
• The incident didn't even rate a mention in the press.
• Her death only rated a few lines in the local paper.
5. to state that a film/movie or video is suitable for a particular audience
• see also X-rated
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/x-rated
• The cartoon was rated PG.

Extra Examples

• It is rated as one of the city’s best hotels.
• Silver was rated more highly than gold.
• The difficulty of each exercise is rated on a scale of 1 to 5.
• This airport is consistently rated as the worst in the world.
• a golf course that is rated among the top ten in America
• a university that is highly rated for its research work
• How did you rate her speech?
• It’s a chance to watch six top-rated players.
• The game was rated as one of their worst ever defeats.
• The schools are rated according to their exam results.
• The show was rated a success by both critics and audiences.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they rate
• he / she / it rates
• past simple rated
• past participle rated
• past simple rating
• past participle rating

Word Origin

• late 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.