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Definition of graduate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

graduate

 verbverb NAmE//ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt//  Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they graduate   he / she / it graduates   past simple graduated   -ing form graduating   jump to other results
1. 1[intransitive, transitive] to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a college or university graduate (from…) She graduated from Harvard this year. He graduated from Amherst with a degree in psychology. graduate something She graduated college last year.

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2. 2[intransitive, transitive] to complete a course in education, especially at high school graduate (from…) Martha graduated from high school two years ago. graduate something Martha graduated high school two years ago.
3. 3[transitive] graduate somebody (from something) to give a degree, diploma, etc. to someone The college graduated 50 students last year.
4. 4[intransitive] graduate (from something) to something to start doing something more difficult or important than what you were doing before She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie. Topic CollocationsEducationlearning
   • acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
   • receive/provide somebody with training
   • develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
   • give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
   • hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
   • moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
   • sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
   school
   • go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
   • be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
   • study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
   • finish/drop out of/quit school
   • graduate from high school/college
   problems at school
   • be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
   • skip/cut/ (informal) ditch class/school
   • cheat on an exam/a test
   • get/be given a detention (for doing something)
   • be expelled from/be suspended from school
   work and exams
   • do your homework/a project on something
   • work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
   • finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
   • hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
   • study/prepare/review/ (informal) cram for a test/an exam
   • take/ (formal) sit for a test/an exam
   • grade homework/a test
   • do well on/ (informal) ace a test/an exam
   • pass/fail/ (informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
   college
   • apply to/get into/go to/start college
   • leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
   • study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
   • major/minor in biology/philosophy
   • earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics

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• graduate noun
• graduate school noun
• Graduate Management Admissions Test
• GRE abbreviation
• GMAT abbreviation

Nearby words

• gradually adverb
• graduate noun
• graduate verb
• graduated adjective
• Graduate Management Admissions Test