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Definition: Meaning of, graduate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈgrædjʊət /

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graduate graduates
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  1. someone who has completed a university degree, especially a first degree [↪  undergraduate]
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  2. American English someone who has completed a course at a college, school etc
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graduate graduated graduated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
graduating graduates
  1. [intransitive] to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from a college or university
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  2. [intransitive] American English to complete your education at HIGH SCHOOL
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  3. graduate (from something) to something to start doing something that is bigger, better, or more important
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  4. [transitive] especially American English to give a degree or DIPLOMA to someone who has completed a course
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  1. [only before noun] especially American English relating to or involved in studies done at a university after completing a first degree [=  postgraduate British English]
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graduate used in phrases

  • Graduate Record Examination (noun)
    1. a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States
  • graduate nurse (noun)
    1. including hospital practice someone who has completed the course of study at a nurses training school
  • graduate school (noun)
    1. American English a college or university where you can study for a MASTER'S DEGREE or a DOCTORATE after receiving your first degree, or the period of time when you study for these degrees
  • graduate student (noun)
    1. a student who continues studies after graduation
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