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单词 graduate
释义

graduate

1 of 3

verb

grad·​u·​ate ˈgra-jə-ˌwāt How to pronounce graduate (audio)
graduated; graduating

intransitive verb

1
: to receive an academic degree or diploma
graduated with honors
2
: to pass from one stage of experience, proficiency, or prestige to a usually higher one
graduated to team leader
3
: to change gradually

transitive verb

1
a
: to grant an academic degree or diploma to
b
: to be graduated from
joined the navy after graduating high school
2
a
: to mark with degrees of measurement
b
: to divide into grades or intervals
3
: to admit to a particular standing or grade
graduator
ˈgra-jə-ˌwā-tər How to pronounce graduate (audio)
noun

graduate

2 of 3

noun

grad·​u·​ate ˈgra-jə-wət How to pronounce graduate (audio) -ˌwāt How to pronounce graduate (audio)
ˈgraj-wət
1
: a holder of an academic degree or diploma
a college graduate
2
: a graduated cup, cylinder, or flask

graduate

3 of 3

adjective

grad·​u·​ate ˈgra-jə-wət How to pronounce graduate (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or engaged in studies beyond the first or bachelor's degree
graduate school
a graduate student
2
: holding an academic degree or diploma

Example Sentences

Verb He graduated from the university last June. They both graduated with honors. She graduated with a degree in history. He joined the navy after graduating from high school. a graduating class of 300 students He joined the navy after graduating high school. The word has graduated from slang to accepted use. My nephew has graduated from baby food to solid food. Adjective He is taking graduate classes at the university. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Nationally, only nineteen per cent of kids graduate high school having taken calculus. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 The school was purposely waiting for Curry to graduate before retiring his number. BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Since 1987, the company's Work Scholarship Program has helped more than 4,300 students graduate high school through workplace mentorship and academic support. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 Shortly after Rainey was born, his family moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where Rainey would graduate from high school. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022 His approach has been shaped by his own experience as the first person in his family to graduate from college and his concerns that broad forgiveness would create resentment among people like his three younger brothers, who don’t have degrees. Arit John, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 His approach has been shaped by his own experience as the first person in his family to graduate from college and his concerns that broad forgiveness would create resentment among people like his three younger brothers, who don’t have degrees. Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Who cares if students graduate without the skills or traits needed to succeed in the real economy? Allysia Finley, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 As part of their education, the vast majority of workers in the healthcare industry—all of those in clinical roles—are required to get on-the-job experience to graduate or advance. Allison Dulin Salisbury, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
Noun
Rainey was introduced in an agency 2017 Facebook post as a graduate of Florida State University, earning a degree in criminology. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 In addition to his two children, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, who later became a lawyer and was a U of B. graduate; and four grandchildren. Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 What really bugs me is the use of the verb graduate. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 As a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a former chef for 10 years, Wilson prepares four snack pairings to go along with each sake, such as scallion pancakes, and pâte à choux stuffed with truffle-edamame puree, topped with carpaccio. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 25 Aug. 2022 This includes loan discharges for closed schools, false certification, and death and disability of the graduate. Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 That income figure for the typical high school graduate was $28,000 when Mr. Itzkowitz aggregated the federal data. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The opportunity for the Florida State graduate to work for the ACC Network was a perfect fit. Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022 The Bruins’ David Pastrnak and Kevan Miller and former Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez have all paid visits to the New York University School of Medicine graduate, who says working weekends and nights are just part of the gig. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Five students graduate from high school for every housing unit erected in the state. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 Forty-five percent of bachelor’s-degree recipients graduate with no debt at all. The Editors, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 One of the Matteis, Vic, used the GI Bill to get to graduate school and become a research scientist. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 This weekend, the school hosted its annual SCAD FASHION event, featuring a tribute to André Leon Talley and the senior and graduate collections fashion show. Vogue, 25 May 2022 Those applying to the WMG HBCU Immersion Program in 2023 must be a college junior, senior or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited HBCU. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 9 May 2022 The decision in the late 1960s to leave graduate school and move to Vermont led Ms. Daley to befriend a lifetime of writers, including many women who, like her, had been drawn to the state. Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Then, in 2017, when Koymans and Pagano were both in graduate school together at Leiden University, a paper appeared that changed everything. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022 Dominic Green was in graduate school at Loma Linda University near San Bernardino when the arrival of the coronavirus forced the state into lockdown. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb, Noun, and Adjective

Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduatus, past participle of graduare, from Latin gradus step, degree

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

graduate 1 of 2

noun

grad·​u·​ate ˈgra-jə-wət How to pronounce graduate (audio)
: a person who has completed the required course of study in a college or school

graduate

2 of 2

verb

grad·​u·​ate ˈgra-jə-ˌwāt How to pronounce graduate (audio)
graduated; graduating
: to finish a course of study : become a graduate

Medical Definition

graduate 1 of 2

noun

grad·​u·​ate ˈgraj-(ə-)wət How to pronounce graduate (audio) -ə-ˌwāt How to pronounce graduate (audio)
: a graduated cup, cylinder, or flask for measuring

graduate

2 of 2

transitive verb

grad·​u·​ate ˈgraj-ə-ˌwāt How to pronounce graduate (audio)
graduated; graduating
: to mark with degrees of measurement

graduate

adjective

as in postgraduate
of or relating to schooling done after earning a bachelor's degree The team is conducting graduate research on the effects of climate change. She plans to begin graduate school in the fall.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • postgraduate
  • collegiate
  • educational
  • educative
  • scholarly
  • pedagogical
  • professorial
  • bookish
  • nerdy
  • tweedy
  • donnish
  • geeky
  • academic
  • curricular
  • pedagogic
  • nerdish
  • pedantic
  • scholastic
  • instructive
  • intellectual

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonacademic
  • noncollegiate
  • extracurricular
  • noneducational
  • cocurricular
  • unscholarly
  • unacademic
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