graduate

Pronunciation

verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈgrædjueɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{djueIt/
• (US) enPR: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA ^(key): /ˈgrædʒueɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{dZueIt/

• Audio (UK)

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noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈgrædjuət/, SAMPA: /"gr{dju@t/
• (US) enPR: grăjʹo͞o-ĭt, IPA ^(key): /ˈgrædʒuɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{dZuIt/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form graduate

Third-person singular graduates

Past tense graduated

Past participle graduated

Present participle graduating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you graduate you get a degree or diploma from a school or university.

   Tom graduated from Yale University in 2006.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you graduate, you change to a new level of skill or activity.

   After learning to do front flips, Sally graduated to learning back flips.

3. (transitive & intransitive) To arrange or divide into categories or groups
4. (transitive & intransitive) To divide into intervals, especially for use in measurement

Noun

Singular graduate

Plural graduates

1. (countable) A graduate is someone who has graduated (usually from a school or university).

   Tom is a graduate of Yale University.

2. A graduated container, such as a cylinder or beaker.

Related words

• grade
• graduation
• graduand