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# graduate

verb (graduate, graduates, graduated, graduating); noun (a graduate, graduates)

«graduate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To finish a course at university, college or (US) school and get a degree or diploma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m1)
2. (noun) A person who has finished university. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m2)
3. (verb) To move up to something harder or bigger: «graduate to a big bike». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m3)
4. (adjective, graduated) Marked with lines for measuring: «a graduated cylinder». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: older siblings graduate from university; in the US children «graduate» from elementary or high school. In science, «graduated» measuring cylinders and jugs have scale lines. In stories: «She graduated to the top reading group».

### Examples

- My sister will graduate from university this summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x1)
- He is a science graduate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x2)
- In America, students graduate from high school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x3)
- I've graduated from stabilisers to a two-wheeler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x4)
- Read the scale on the graduated cylinder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x5)
- Graduates wear caps and gowns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#x6)

### Note

Pronunciation: verb GRAD-yoo-ate; noun GRAD-yoo-ut. Noun: graduation. In the UK, «graduate» usually means university only. In science: read graduated scales at eye level.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «graduate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«graduate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/graduate.html) on Mova free.