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# graduate

«graduate» in Mova's school dictionary: **To finish a course at university, college or (US) school…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) To finish a course at university, college or (US) school and get a degree or diploma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m1)

2) (noun) A person who has finished university. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m3)

4) (adjective, graduated) Marked with lines for measuring: «a graduated cylinder». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/#m4)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «graduate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/graduate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.