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graduate fromto successfully complete a course of study at a school, college, or university

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to successfully complete a course of study at a school, college, or university

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡrædʒueɪt frʌm/

Korean meaning: 학교, 대학을 졸업하다

Korean pronunciation: **그래**쥬에잇 프럼

Example Sentences

  • My cat graduated from YouTube University with a PhD in knocking things off tables.
  • He graduated from cooking school but still burns water.
  • After graduating from Seoul National University, she became a successful engineer.

graduate from

VERB

//ˈɡrædʒueɪt frʌm//

to successfully complete a course of study at a school, college, or university

graduate from concept
💡 Concept

She will graduate from college next spring with honors.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡrædʒueɪt frʌm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡrædʒueɪt frɒm/

🌳Etymology

Rootgrad
Suffix--uate

Origin

라틴어 'gradus(걸음, 단계)'에서 유래된 'graduate'는 원래 '한 단계씩 올라가다'라는 뜻이었습니다. 교육 과정을 단계별로 완성한다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

calculatefascinatenegotiate
calculate
fascinate
negotiate

🔗Collocations

graduate from university
graduate from high school
graduate with honors
graduate with a degree
recently graduated from
graduate from medical school

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat graduated from YouTube University with a PhD in knocking things off tables.

😄 Fun example

He graduated from cooking school but still burns water.

After graduating from Seoul National University, she became a successful engineer.

Most students graduate from college with debt and dreams.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

completefinishearn a degree fromobtain diploma from

Antonyms

drop outfailwithdraw

Related

graduationdiplomadegreealumnicommencement

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