Meaning & Definition of Graduate in English
English⟶
Graduate
/græʤəwət/
noun
1. A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
synonym:
- alumnus,
- alumna,
- alum,
- graduate,
- grad
2. A measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume
- A glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
synonym:
- graduate
verb
1. Receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
- "She graduated in 1990"
synonym:
- graduate
2. Confer an academic degree upon
- "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
synonym:
- graduate
3. Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- "Calibrate an instrument"
- "Graduate a cylinder"
synonym:
- calibrate,
- graduate,
- fine-tune
adjective
1. Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
- "Graduate courses"
synonym:
- graduate(a),
- postgraduate
Examples of using
What're you planning to do after you graduate from high school?
What're you planning on doing after you graduate from high school?
Tom is doing graduate work in science.