graduate

CEFRB1

/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuət/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who has completed a course of study.

  2. 02

    verb

    To complete a course of study successfully.

Examples

  • My sister expects to graduate from college next year.

  • When did you graduate from high school?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡɹædjueɪt/
  • /ˈɡɹædjuət/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

  2. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

  3. A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.

More examples

In context

  • When did you graduate from Oxford?

  • If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives.

  • The man graduated in 1967.

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English graduat(e) (“(noun) a graduate of a university; (adjective) graduate, having graduated”, also used as the past participle of graduaten (“to graduate”)), borrowed from Medieval Latin graduātus (“graduated, graduate”), perfect passive participle of graduō (“to graduate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from gradus (“step”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). The noun is originally derived within Latin from the adjective via substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Sense 10 of the verb, relating to Japanese entertainment, is a semantic loan from Japanese 卒業 (sotsugyō).