graduate
verb/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they graduate | /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ |
| he / she / it graduates | /ˈɡrædʒueɪts/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪts/ |
| past simple graduated | /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ |
| past participle graduated | /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form graduating | /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college
- She taught in France after she graduated.
- graduate in something Only three students graduated in Czech studies last year.
- graduate from something She graduated from Harvard this year.
- graduate with something He graduated with a BA in English in 2018.
- He graduated from York with a degree in Psychology.
- graduate something (North American English) She graduated college last year.
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Educationb1- He graduated with first-class honours in History.
- Only thirty students graduated in Chinese Studies last year.
- She graduated from Bristol University in 2023.
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- [intransitive, transitive] (North American English) to complete a course in education, especially at high school
- He flunked math and never graduated.
- graduate from something Martha graduated from high school two years ago.
- graduate something Martha graduated high school two years ago.
- [transitive] graduate somebody (from something) (North American English) to give a degree, diploma, etc. to somebody
- The college graduated 50 students last year.
- [intransitive] graduate (from something) to something to start doing something more difficult or important than what you were doing before
- She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.
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
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