graduate

[US]/ˈɡrædʒuət/
[UK]/ˈɡrædʒuət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having successfully completed a program of study, typically at a university
n. a person who has successfully completed a university degree
vt. & vi. to successfully complete a program of study at a university, typically resulting in the award of a bachelor's degree
vt. to divide into stages or levels.

Phrases & Collocations

graduate school

graduate with honors

graduate student

graduate from

college graduate

graduate in

fresh graduate

graduate from college

graduate study

graduate program

post graduate

graduate diploma

graduate certificate

Example Sentences

a graduate of a college

To graduate Cum laude is to graduate with honor.

a tribe of graduate students.

She is a graduate nurse.

she is 19, a graduate of Lincoln High.

a ruler graduated in centimeters

The university must graduate more science students.

He graduated with honors.

Preference will be given to graduates of this university.

He graduated in history.

He graduated at Oxford.

We've heard that you would graduate soon.

He joined the company as a graduate trainee.

The teachers hope to graduate her this spring.

She graduated from Yale in 1980.

he graduated from Glasgow University in 1990.

Real-world Examples

It doesn't lose its utility when you graduate.

Source: Learning charging station

Dean Khurana, faculty, parents, and most especially graduating students.

Source: 2015 Natalie Harvard Graduation Speech

Immediately after graduating from high school, some graduates choose to enter the work world.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

I'm thinking about going there after I graduate.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

At least until morty has graduated high school.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Grandpa, when did Dad graduate from Michigan?

Source: Travel Across America

But experts say governments also need to look at the consequences of churning out graduates.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Today, Waldron is officially a college graduate.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Are you going back to California after you graduate?

Source: Intermediate Daily Conversation

I've known college graduates who have achieved it.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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