graduate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- Noun
- (UK) IPA: /ˈgrædjuət/, SAMPA: /"gr{dju@t/
- (US) enPR: grăjʹo͞o-ĭt, IPA: /ˈgrædʒuɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{dZuIt/
- Verb
- (UK) IPA: /ˈgrædjueɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{djueIt/
- (US) enPR: grăjʹo͞o-āt, IPA: /ˈgrædʒueɪt/, SAMPA: /"gr{dZueIt/
[edit] Noun
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graduate (plural graduates)
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution
- (US) 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
[edit] Translations
from a university
US: from a high school
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- Interlingua: graduato m., graduata f.
- Kurdish: derçûyî, perwende, mezûn
- Spanish: graduado m., graduada f.
[edit] Adjective
graduate (comparative more graduate, superlative most graduate)
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- graduated, arranged by degrees
- holding an academic degree
- relating to an academic degree
[edit] Verb
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to graduate (third-person singular simple present graduates, present participle graduating, simple past and past participle graduated)
- (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution, often with "from"
- The man graduated in 1967.
- Trisha graduated from college.
- (transitive, ergative, informal) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution, used without "from"
- Trisha graduated college.
- (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree
- Indiana University graduated the student.
- (transitive) To mark a scale on (something) so that it can be used for measuring
- (intransitive) To change gradually
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to be recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree
US: to be recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study
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to become a graduate at a ceremony
transitive: to certify (a student) as having earned a degree
to mark a scale on (something) so it can be used for measuring
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[edit] Related terms
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
graduate
- Second-person plural present tense of graduare.
- Second-person plural imperative of graduare.
- Feminine plural of graduato.
