What is "graduate" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does graduate mean in English? Meaning of graduate definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "graduate" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "graduate": a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Noun

  • Meaning: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
  • Synonyms: alum alumna alumnus grad graduate
  • Hyponyms: ivy leaguer old boy
  • Hypernyms: bookman scholar scholarly person student
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

    Meaning of "graduate": receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

    Verb

  • Meaning: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  • Example: She graduated in 1990
  • Synonyms: graduate
  • Hypernyms: have receive
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

    Meaning of "graduate": of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
  • Example: graduate courses
  • Synonyms: graduate postgraduate
  • Similar: high
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

    Meaning of "graduate": a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

    Noun

  • Meaning: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
  • Synonyms: graduate
  • Hyponyms: graduated cylinder
  • Hypernyms: measuring device measuring instrument measuring system
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

    Meaning of "graduate": confer an academic degree upon

    Verb

  • Meaning: confer an academic degree upon
  • Example: This school graduates 2,000 students each year
  • Synonyms: graduate
  • Hypernyms: bestow confer
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

    Meaning of "graduate": make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

    Verb

  • Meaning: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
  • Example: calibrate an instrument graduate a cylinder
  • Synonyms: calibrate fine-tune graduate
  • Hypernyms: adjust correct set
  • Pronunciation in US: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɡrædjueɪt/

  • Adjective: ​ A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives.(US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
  • Synonyms:

    recipient, doctor, product, bachelor, master, holder, grad, alum, alumnus, baccalaureate, Ph.D., diplomate, licentiate, collegian, former student, earn, finish, get out, win, certify, be commissioned, confer degree, get a degree, give sheepskin, grant diploma, take a degree, rank, sort, group, proportion, class, range, measure, regulate, order, arrange, calibrate, mark off, measure out,

    Antonyms:

    undergraduate, disorder, disorganize, disperse, scatter, mix up,

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