The noun is pronounced /grædʒuət/. The verb is pronounced /grædʒueɪt/.
( graduated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
In Britain, a graduate is a person who has successfully completed a degree at a university or college and has received a certificate that shows this.
In 1973, the first Open University graduates received their degrees.
...graduates in engineering.
N-COUNT : usu with supp , oft N in/from/of n
2.
In the United States, a graduate is a student who has successfully completed a course at a high school, college, or university.
The top one-third of all high school graduates are entitled to an education at the California State University.
N-COUNT : usu supp N
3.
In Britain, when a student graduates from university, they have successfully completed a degree course.
She graduated in English and Drama from Manchester University.
VERB : V prep , also V
4.
In the United States, when a student graduates , they complete their studies successfully and leave their school or university. You can also say that a school or university graduates a student or students.
When the boys graduated from high school, Ann moved to a small town in Vermont...
In 1986, American universities graduated a record number of students with degrees in computer science.
VERB : V prep , V n , also V
5.
If you graduate from one thing to another, you go from a less important job or position to a more important one.
From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.
= progress
VERB : V to/from n