undergraduate

CEFRB2

/ˌʌndəˈrɡrædʒəwət/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A student studying for a first university degree.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Of, relating to, or being an undergraduate.

Examples

  • He is an undergraduate in the law department.

  • Tom teaches an undergraduate course in translation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

More examples

In context
  • After completing my undergraduate studies, I embarked on a career in publishing.

  • Daniel Hajas is a physics undergraduate at Sussex and has been blind since he was 16. He first heard about Giles and the SSDs when Giles was looking for blind students to test the devices.

Quick test

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The blank student is working towards his first university degree.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From under- + graduate.