graduate meaning
graduate :
a person who finished school
noun
▪ She is a college graduate.
▪ She finished college.
▪ The graduate got a job.
▪ The person who finished school got a job.
paraphrasing
▪ alumnus – former student
▪ degree holder – person with a degree
graduate :
to finish school or a course
verb
▪ He will graduate next year.
▪ He will finish school next year.
▪ She graduated from college.
▪ She finished college.
paraphrasing
▪ complete – to finish
▪ pass – to succeed in finishing
▪ finish – to end
Pronunciation
graduate [ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət] (noun)
The noun has the stress on 'grad' and sounds like 'grad-yoo-uht'.
graduate [ˈɡrædʒ.u.eɪt] (verb)
The verb has the stress on 'grad' and sounds like 'grad-yoo-ate'.
Common phrases and grammar about graduate
graduate - Common meaning
noun
a person who finished school
verb
to finish school or a course
Part of Speech Changes for "graduate"
▪ graduation (noun) – the act of finishing school
▪ graduated (adjective) – having finished school
Common Expressions with "graduate"
▪ graduate from school – finish school
▪ college graduate – person who finished college
▪ high school graduate – person who finished high school
▪ graduate with honors – finish school with high grades
Important examples of graduate in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, graduate often refers to completing a degree program.
Example of a confusing word: upgrade (to improve or raise to a higher standard)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Graduate is used as a verb meaning to complete an educational program in TOEIC grammar questions.
graduate
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
graduate ceremony
'event for finishing school', used in the context of formal events.
graduate to a new level
means 'to move up to a higher level' used in a metaphorical sense.
Differences between similar words and graduate
graduate
,
complete
differences
Graduate means to finish an educational program, while complete means to finish any task or activity.
graduate
,
finish
differences
Graduate is specific to completing school, while finish can refer to ending any activity.
Words with the same origin as graduate
The origin of graduate
graduate comes from the Latin 'gradus', meaning 'step', which evolved to mean advancing in education.
Word structure
It has the root grad (step) and suffix ate (verb or noun), so graduate means 'to take a step'.
Words with the same origin
The root of graduate is grad (step). Words with the same root include gradual (step by step), degrade (step down), upgrade (step up).
