graduate
♦ gradu|ate (graduates graduating graduated)
The noun is pronounced /gr'ædʒuət/ The verb is pronounced /gr'ædʒueɪt/
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N in/from/of n
In Britain, a graduate is a person who has successfully completed a degree at a university or college and has received a certificate that shows this.
In 1973, the first Open University graduates received their degrees.
...graduates in engineering.
2 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
In the United States, a graduate is a student who has successfully completed a course at a high school, college, or university.
The top one-third of all high school graduates are entitled to an education at the California State University.
3 [VERB] V prep, also V
In Britain, when a student graduates from university, they have successfully completed a degree course.
She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.
4 [VERB] V prep, V n, also V
In the United States, when a student graduates, they complete their studies successfully and leave their school or university. You can also say that a school or university graduates a student or students.
When the boys graduated from high school, Ann moved to a small town in Vermont...
In 1986, American universities graduated a record number of students with degrees in computer science.
5 [VERB] V to/from n
If you graduate from one thing to another, you go from a less important job or position to a more important one.
From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.
= progressgradu|ate school (graduate schools)
[N-VAR]
In the United States, a graduate school is a department in a university or college where postgraduate students are taught.
She was in graduate school, studying for a master's degree in social work.gradu|ate stu|dent (graduate students)
[N-COUNT]
In the United States, a graduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. (AM; in BRIT, use postgraduate)
The noun is pronounced /gr'ædʒuət/ The verb is pronounced /gr'ædʒueɪt/
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N in/from/of n
In Britain, a graduate is a person who has successfully completed a degree at a university or college and has received a certificate that shows this.
In 1973, the first Open University graduates received their degrees.
...graduates in engineering.
2 [N-COUNT] usu supp N
In the United States, a graduate is a student who has successfully completed a course at a high school, college, or university.
The top one-third of all high school graduates are entitled to an education at the California State University.
3 [VERB] V prep, also V
In Britain, when a student graduates from university, they have successfully completed a degree course.
She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.
4 [VERB] V prep, V n, also V
In the United States, when a student graduates, they complete their studies successfully and leave their school or university. You can also say that a school or university graduates a student or students.
When the boys graduated from high school, Ann moved to a small town in Vermont...
In 1986, American universities graduated a record number of students with degrees in computer science.
5 [VERB] V to/from n
If you graduate from one thing to another, you go from a less important job or position to a more important one.
From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.
= progressgradu|ate school (graduate schools)
[N-VAR]
In the United States, a graduate school is a department in a university or college where postgraduate students are taught.
She was in graduate school, studying for a master's degree in social work.gradu|ate stu|dent (graduate students)
[N-COUNT]
In the United States, a graduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. (AM; in BRIT, use postgraduate)