graduate
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 →
2) (noun) A person who has finished university. tree →
3) (verb) To move up to something harder or bigger: «graduate to a big bike». tree →
4) (adjective, graduated) Marked with lines for measuring: «a graduated cylinder». tree →
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 →
- He is a science graduate. tree →
- In America, students graduate from high school. tree →
- I've graduated from stabilisers to a two-wheeler. tree →
- Read the scale on the graduated cylinder. tree →
- Graduates wear caps and gowns. tree →
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.