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graduate with honorsto successfully complete a course of study at a university or college with distinction or high academic achievement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to successfully complete a course of study at a university or college with distinction or high academic achievement

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt wɪð ˈɑnərz/

Korean meaning: 우등으로 졸업하다, 우수한 성적으로 학위를 취득하다

Korean pronunciation: **그래**듀에이트 위드 **아**너스

Example Sentences

  • My sister graduated with honors, while I barely graduated with my sanity intact.
  • After four years of energy drinks and all-nighters, Jake managed to graduate with honors.
  • She was so smart that graduating with honors seemed as easy as ordering pizza.

graduate with honors

NOUN

//ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt wɪð ˈɑnərz//

to successfully complete a course of study at a university or college with distinction or high academic achievement

graduate with honors concept
💡 Concept

She worked late every night to graduate with honors from her university.

graduate with honors rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Graduate with honors, celebrate and validate!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt wɪð ˈɑnərz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪt wɪð ˈɒnəz/

🌳Etymology

Rootgrad-
Suffix--uate

Origin

graduate는 라틴어 'gradus(계단, 단계)'에서 유래되어 '단계적으로 발전하여 완성하다'는 의미가 되었고, honors는 라틴어 'honor(명예, 존경)'에서 온 말로 학업에서의 높은 성취를 나타낸다

🎵Rhyme

celebratevalidateparticipate
celebrate
validate
participate

🔗Collocations

graduate summa cum laude
graduate magna cum laude
graduate with high honors
graduate with distinction
honors degree program
graduate at the top of class

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My sister graduated with honors, while I barely graduated with my sanity intact.

After four years of energy drinks and all-nighters, Jake managed to graduate with honors.

😄 Fun example

She was so smart that graduating with honors seemed as easy as ordering pizza.

Students who graduate with honors often receive scholarship offers for graduate school.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

graduate with distinctiongraduate magna cum laudegraduate summa cum laudeexcel academically

Antonyms

barely graduategraduate with poor gradesfail to graduate

Related

academic excellencedean's listvaledictorianhonor rollscholarship

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