Words / B1

GRAJ-oo-ayt/ˈɡrædʒueɪt/

To graduate is to complete a university degree: graduate from university; graduate in chemistry. A graduate (noun, stress on the first syllable) is a person who has a degree. A student is still studying; a pupil is usually school age. Graduation is the ceremony or the fact of finishing. Do not write “graduate the university” — use graduate from. In US English, graduate can include high school; in UK English it is mainly university.

Meaning

To complete a university degree.

Examples

• “He will graduate from university next summer.”
• “After she graduates, she hopes to train as a teacher.”
• “She graduated in history in 2019.”

Good to know

graduate from + place. graduate in + subject. Person noun: a graduate. Ceremony: graduation. Still studying: student.

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