Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [noun, adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt; verb graj-oo-eyt]
- /noun, adjective ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt/
- /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [noun, adjective graj-oo-it, -eyt; verb graj-oo-eyt]
- /noun, adjective ˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈgrædʒ uˌeɪt/
Definitions of graduate word
- noun graduate a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school. 1
- noun graduate a student who holds the bachelor's or the first professional degree and is studying for an advanced degree. 1
- noun graduate a graduated cylinder, used for measuring. 1
- adjective graduate of, relating to, or involved in academic study beyond the first or bachelor's degree: graduate courses in business; a graduate student. 1
- adjective graduate having an academic degree or diploma: a graduate engineer. 1
- verb without object graduate to receive a degree or diploma on completing a course of study (often followed by from): She graduated from college in 1985. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of graduate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin graduātus (past participle of graduāre), equivalent to grad(us) grade, step + -u- thematic vowel + -ātus -ate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Graduate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
graduate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
graduate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for graduate
verb graduate
- earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- get out — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.
adjective graduate
- step by step — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- gradual — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
noun graduate
- alumna — a female graduate of a school, college, etc
- alumnus — The alumni of a school, college, or university are the people who used to be students there.
- alum — An alum is the same as an alumnus.
- doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- grad — one hundredth of a right angle.
Antonyms for graduate
verb graduate
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
noun graduate
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
Top questions with graduate
- what is graduate school?
- how many credits to graduate high school?
- how many credits to graduate high school in ny?
- how many credits do you need to graduate?
- how many credits to graduate college?
- how many credits do you need to graduate high school?
- how many credits to graduate?
- what is a graduate degree?
- how to graduate high school early?
- how many credits do you need to graduate college?
- how to graduate early?
- how to pay for graduate school?
- how to say graduate in spanish?
- what is a graduate school?
- how many credits to graduate high school in indiana?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with gr
- Words starting with gra
- Words starting with grad
- Words starting with gradu
- Words starting with gradua
- Words starting with graduat
- Words starting with graduate