graduate

noun

/ˈɡrædʒuət/

(also informal grad especially in North American English)

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a person who has a university degree
- job prospects for graduates
- a university/college graduate
- a recent graduate from Coventry University
- an Oxford/a Yale graduate
- graduate of something a graduate of Oxford/Yale
- engineering/science graduates
- graduate in something a graduate in history
- a graduate student
- (North American English) graduate programs/degrees/studies
In (British English) postgraduate is usually used in these phrases: postgraduate courses/degrees/studies
Extra Examples
- She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- The company places great importance on graduate recruitment and training.
- a graduate in sociology
- job opportunities for university graduates
- graduate courses
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- business-school
- law-school
- college
- …
graduate + noun
- course
- degree
- program
- …
preposition
- graduate in
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(North American English) a person who has completed their school studies
- a high school graduate
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- business-school
- law-school
- college
- …
graduate + noun
- course
- degree
- program
- …
preposition
- graduate in
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Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.

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A student is a person who is studying at a school, college, university, etc.
An undergraduate is a student who is studying for their first degree at a university or college.
In British English, a graduate is a person who has completed a first degree at a university or college. In North American English graduate is usually used with another noun and can also apply to a person who has finished high school:
- a high school graduate
- a graduate student.
A postgraduate is a person who has finished a first degree and is doing advanced study or research. This is the usual term in British English, but it is formal in North American English and graduate student is usually used instead.

graduate

verb

/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/

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[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.
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- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
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- course
- distance learning
- education
- exam
- further education
- graduate
- higher education
- qualification
- study
- tertiary
Extra Examples
- He graduated with first-class honours in History.
- Only thirty students graduated in Chinese last year.
- She graduated from Bristol University in 2005.
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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.
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[transitive] graduate somebody (from something) (North American English) to give a degree, diploma, etc. to somebody
- The college graduated 50 students last year.
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[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

School

go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (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

Problems at school

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

Work and exams

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/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject

University

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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