top marks

tɒp mɑːrks

top mark

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Definition of top marks - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

education

highest possible grades or scores in an exam or test

She received top marks in all her subjects.

praise

highest level of praise or approval

The chef earned top marks for his delicious dishes.

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Expressions with top

on top

adv.

in a position above something else

The books were stacked with a vase on top..

top off

fill something to its upper limit

He topped off the gas tank before the trip..

top rung

highest step on a ladder

He reached the top rung and fixed the light.

top up

add money to an account or card

I need to top up my phone credit before I can make a call..

on top of

prep.

located directly above something else

The book is on top of the table.

make it to the top

reach the highest point of a place

After hours of hiking, we made it to the top.

Examples of top marks in a sentence

Top marks were awarded to the most outstanding projects.
She received top marks for her innovative project.
The film got top marks from critics.

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French:meilleures notes, les meilleures appréciations, ...
German:Bestnoten, höchstes Lob, ...
Italian:migliori voti, massimi voti, ...
Spanish:mejores notas, mejores calificaciones, ...
Portuguese:melhores notas, elogios, ...
Chinese:最高分, 最高评价, ...
Japanese:最高点, 最高の評価, ...
Arabic:أَعْلَى الدَّرَجَات, إِشادة كَبيرة, ...
Hebrew:צִיּוּנִים מְעוּלִים, צִיּוּן גָּבוֹהַּ, ...
Russian:высшие оценки, ...
Ukrainian:найвищі оцінки, ...
Hindi:पूर्णांक, शीर्ष अंक, ...
Bengali:সর্বোচ্চ নম্বর, সর্বোচ্চ প্রশংসা, ...
Catalan:màximes qualificacions, màxima lloança, ...
Czech:nejlepší známky, nejvyšší uznání, ...
Danish:topkarakterer, højeste ros, ...
Dutch:hoge cijfers, hoogste lof, ...
Greek:άριστοι βαθμοί, υψηλότερους επαίνους, ...
Hungarian:kitűnő eredmény, a legmagasabb elismerés, ...
Khmer:ពិន្ទុខ្ពស់បំផុត, ការសរសើរខ្ពស់បំផុត, ...
Korean:최고 점수, 최고의 칭찬, ...
Persian:نمره کامل, بالاترین تحسین, ...
Polish:najwyższe oceny, najwyższe uznanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):melhores notas, ...
Romanian:note maxime, laude maxime, ...
Swedish:högsta betyg, ...
Thai:คะแนนสูงสุด, คำชมเชยสูงสุด, ...
Turkish:en yüksek notlar, tam not, ...
Vietnamese:điểm tối đa, lời khen ngợi cao nhất, ...

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