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graduate

adjective noun verb

Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
G
Ends with
E
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɡɹædjuət

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

    “Graduate courses”

noun

  1. 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

  1. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

verb

  1. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

    “Calibrate an instrument”

verb

  1. Confer an academic degree upon

    “This school graduates 2,000 students each year”

verb

  1. Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training

    “She graduated in 1990”

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Example Sentences

Graduate courses
Calibrate an instrument
Graduate a cylinder
This school graduates 2,000 students each year
She graduated in 1990

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