- graduate
- grad|u|ate1 [ `grædʒuət ] noun count **1. ) AMERICAN someone who has finished their studies at a HIGH SCHOOL, college, or university:Is Jane a high school graduate?graduate of: All three were graduates of the same university.2. ) someone who has a degree from a university or college:careers for history graduatesgraduate in: Candidates should be graduates in science or engineering.an Oxford graduategraduategrad|u|ate 2 [ `grædʒu,eıt ] verb *1. ) intransitive to complete your studies at a school such as a HIGH SCHOOL, college, or university and get a DIPLOMA or a degree:graduate from: He graduated from Yale University in 1936.graduate in: one of the first women to graduate in history and languages at the Sorbonne2. ) transitive to give a student a degree or other qualification after a course of study:Universities in Thailand graduate 6,000 engineers each year.graduate (from something) to somethingto make progress or reach a higher position:He eventually graduated from clerical work to his present role.Some children had graduated to reading books without pictures.graduategrad|u|ate 3 [ `grædʒuət ] adjective only before noun1. ) AMERICAN relating to or involved in studying for a MASTER'S DEGREE or a DOCTORATE after receiving your first degree from a college or university. British postgraduate:graduate students2. ) graduate studies and courses are for students who already have a degree. British usually postgraduate
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.