- [countable] (abbreviation deg.)a unit for measuring temperature
- at… degrees Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or zero/nought degrees Celsius (0°C).
- above/below… degrees Temperatures are expected to drop below 2 degrees.
- Last weekend temperatures reached 40 degrees.
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
- Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree- reach
- at… degrees
- degrees Celsius
- degrees centigrade
- degrees Fahrenheit
- …
- [countable] a unit for measuring angles
- an angle of ninety degrees (90°)
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1- I turned the wheel 90 degrees,
- Place the shelf at a 90 degree angle to the wall.
- If you study the sky through 360 degrees you will see a whole range of colours.
- The camera turned through 180 degrees.
- The car had spun through 180 degrees on impact.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + degree- rotate
- spin
- turn
- …
- through… degrees
- [countable, uncountable] the amount or level of something
- degree of something Her job demands a high degree of skill.
- with a degree of something The story has been staged several times before, with varying degrees of success.
- to a degree I agree with you to a certain degree.
- The reaction to his decision has been, to some degree, predictable.
- These criticisms are, to a degree (= to some extent), well founded.
- To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
- Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues.
Extra Examples- He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier.
- His arguments are simplistic to an extreme degree.
- I felt excitement and sadness in equal degree as I waved goodbye to my colleagues.
- It was possible to date these remains with a fair degree of accuracy.
- Psychologists examined her to assess the degree of her illness.
- She allowed us a considerable degree of freedom.
- The book fails to answer the question with any acceptable degree of certainty.
- The boss sometimes follows her instincts to a dangerous degree.
- The tax changes will especially hit those on high incomes and, to a lesser degree, small businesses.
- We were all disappointed to a greater or lesser degree.
- There is a degree of risk in any sport.
- These products don't get the same degree of testing as officially approved medications.
- The party leaders were all found to be corrupt in varying degrees.
- They work hard, but with varying degrees of success.
- We all tried to find out about the bus service, with varying degrees of success.
- employees of various degrees of ability
- Today we rely on computer technology to an unprecedented degree.
- the utmost degree of freedom
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- great
- …
- assess
- determine
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
- [countable] the qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or college course
- My brother has a degree from Harvard.
- degree in something She's pursuing a degree in biochemistry.
- a four-year degree course
- an undergraduate/graduate/doctoral degree
- a law/medical degree
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra Examples- Candidates must have at least an upper second class honours degree.
- Candidates must hold a professional degree in architecture.
- She earned a joint degree in Spanish and Psychology.
- people educated to degree level or beyond
- institutions that grant doctoral degrees
- The University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
- a degree-level course
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- university
- associate
- …
- have
- hold
- do
- …
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
- degree in
- [countable] (British English) a university or college course, normally lasting three years or more
- I'm hoping to do a chemistry degree.
- He completed a degree in law then joined a law firm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- university
- associate
- …
- have
- hold
- do
- …
- course
- programme/program
- level
- …
- degree in
- [countable] a level in a scale of how serious something is
- murder in the first degree (= of the most serious kind)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- good
- great
- …
- assess
- determine
- in… degrees
- of… degree
- to a… degree
- …
- by degrees
- in equal degree
- a greater or lesser degree
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘step’, ‘tier’, ‘rank’, or ‘relative state’): from Old French, based on Latin de- ‘down’ + gradus ‘step or grade’.
Idioms
See degree in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee degree in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishby degrees
- slowly and gradually
- By degrees their friendship grew into love.
- By slow degrees, the company's turnover dwindled to nothing.
to the nth degree
- extremely; to an extreme degree
- The children tested her patience to the nth degree.
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