graduate
gb/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt/ us/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt/
B1
Englisch
~ 2000
elvégez, lediplomázik, leérettségizik, diplomás, végzett diák, érettségizett, magasabb szintre lép, előlép, felkerül, okleveles
VERB
B1
1
Verwendungsmuster:
to graduate from [school/university]
She will graduate from Harvard next year.
Jövőre diplomázik a Harvardon.
After four years, he finally graduated with a degree in engineering.
Négy év után végre mérnöki diplomát szerzett.
Many students graduate in the spring.
He graduated from high school at the age of 17.
They both graduated from the same university.
Beispiele für Lernende
I will graduate next year.
Jövőre végzek az egyetemen.
She graduated from high school last summer.
Tavaly nyáron leérettségizett.
My brother will graduate in June.
He graduated from college in 2020.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes say 'graduate school' when they mean 'finish school'; 'graduate school' actually means a type of advanced study after a first degree.
Bedeutung
Finish school or university
Wortverbindungen
graduate from college
|graduate from high school
|graduate with honors
|graduate in May
|graduate with a degree
Synonyme
finish (More general; can refer to any task or activity, not only education.)
|
complete (Neutral; applies to finishing something in general, including courses.)
Antonyme
drop out (Leaving a course of study before finishing it.)
Themen
education
|career
|daily life
Definition
To finish school, college, or university and get a certificate or degree.
To successfully complete the required studies at a school, college, or university and receive an official qualification.
NOMEN
B1
2
The company is hiring recent graduates.
A cég friss diplomásokat vesz fel.
She is a graduate of Oxford University.
Az Oxfordi Egyetemen végzett.
Many graduates struggle to find jobs after college.
He is a law school graduate.
Graduates from this program are highly sought after.
Beispiele für Lernende
I am a college graduate.
Diplomás vagyok.
She is a high school graduate.
Érettségizett.
He is a graduate of this university.
Many graduates look for jobs.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'graduate' (noun) with 'graduation' (noun for the event).
Bedeutung
Person who finished school or university
Wortverbindungen
college graduate
|high school graduate
|recent graduate
|law school graduate
Synonyme
alumnus (More formal; often used for someone who has graduated from a specific institution.)
|
degree holder (Emphasizes possession of the qualification rather than the act of graduating.)
Antonyme
student (Someone still studying and who has not yet graduated.)
Themen
education
|career
Definition
Someone who has finished school, college, or university and got a certificate or degree.
A person who has successfully completed a course of study at a school, college, or university and received an official qualification.
VERB
B2
3
Verwendungsmuster:
to graduate to [something]
After two years as an assistant, she graduated to manager.
Két év asszisztenskedés után vezetővé lépett elő.
The young player quickly graduated to the professional league.
A fiatal játékos gyorsan felkerült a profi ligába.
He started with basic tasks but soon graduated to more complex projects.
Beispiele für Lernende
He graduated to team leader last year.
Tavaly csoportvezetővé lépett elő.
She graduated to the top class in tennis.
Teniszben felkerült a legfelső csoportba.
I hope to graduate to a better job soon.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may think this use always refers to education; here it is metaphorical for advancement.
Bedeutung
Advance to higher status or skill
Wortverbindungen
graduate to management
|graduate to the next level
|graduate to advanced class
Synonyme
advance (General term for moving forward in status or level.)
|
progress (Neutral; emphasizes forward movement over time.)
Antonyme
regress (To move back to a lower level or worse state.)
Themen
career
|sports
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To move to a better job, higher level, or improved skill.
To progress to a more advanced level, role, or stage in a process, career, or skill development.
B1
4
She is a graduate nurse working at the hospital.
Diplomás ápolóként dolgozik a kórházban.
As a graduate engineer, he quickly found work.
Diplomás mérnökként gyorsan talált munkát.
Graduate students often work as teaching assistants.
Beispiele für Lernende
She is a graduate nurse.
Ő diplomás ápoló.
He is a graduate engineer.
Ő diplomás mérnök.
Graduate students study hard.
Bedeutung
Having finished school or university
Wortverbindungen
graduate student
|graduate nurse
Synonyme
qualified (Emphasizes having met certain standards; not limited to education.)
Themen
education
Definition
Having finished school, college, or university and got a degree or certificate.
Describes someone who has successfully completed studies at a school, college, or university.
Grammatik
Grundform
graduate
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt/
US/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt/
Silben & Betonung
gradu - ate (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (gradu)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: graduate
- Plural: graduates
Verb
- Base: graduate
- 3rd Person Singular: graduates
- Present Participle: graduating
- Past: graduated
Wortfamilie
Forms
graduates
noun
graduating
verb
graduated
verb
Core family
graduation
noun B1
Related words
undergraduate
noun B1
postgraduate
noun B2
Ausdrücke
graduate from
1/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
Finish studies at specific place
To finish school, college, or university and get your degree from that place.
Beispiele
- She will graduate from Yale next spring.
- He graduated from high school in 2010.
graduate into
1/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuɪt ˈɪntu/
fixed phrase
Move into higher stage after completion
To move into a new and better level, job, or situation after finishing something earlier.
Beispiele
- After training, he graduated into full-time work.
- The intern graduated into a managerial role.
graduate with honors
1/ɡɹˈæd͡ʒuˌeɪt wˈɪθ ˈɑnɚz/
fixed phrase
Finish studies with special recognition
To finish school or university with very high grades and get special praise or awards.
Beispiele
- She graduated with honors in biology.
- Only the top 10% of students graduate with honors.