Definition of graduates Graduates

/gɹæˈʀʌwʌts/ - [gratjuwuts] -

We found 3 definitions of graduates from 2 different sources.

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What does graduates mean?

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  • graduates (Noun)
    Plural of graduate.

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • graduates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of graduate (infinitive).
  • graduates, noun, plural of graduate.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: graduates

graduate - a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
  measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
graduate - a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
  alumnus, alumna, alum, grad
  bookman, scholarly person, student, scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  ivy leaguer a student or graduate at an Ivy League school

Verb

graduates, graduating, graduated  

graduate - confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
  graduate confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year"
  confer, bestow have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
graduate - receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; "She graduated in 1990"
  receive, have convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
graduate - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
  calibrate, fine-tune
  adjust, correct, set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

Adjective

graduate - of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"
  postgraduate
  high happy and excited and energetic
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • graduate (Noun)
    A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
  • graduate (Noun)
    A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
  • graduate (Noun)
    A graduated marked cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
  • graduate (Verb)
    To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. See note on β€œfrom” usage.
  • graduate (Verb)
    To certify a student as having earned a degree.
  • graduate (Verb)
    To mark a scale on something so that it can be used for measuring.
  • graduate (Verb)
    To change gradually.
  • graduate (Adjective)
    Graduated, arranged by degrees.
  • graduate (Adjective)
    Holding an academic degree .
  • graduate (Adjective)
    Relating to an academic degree .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • graduate (n.)
    To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
  • graduate (n.)
    To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; esp., in a college or university, to admit, at the close of the course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as, he was graduated at Yale College.
  • graduate (n.)
    To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven.
  • graduate (n.)
    To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
  • graduate (v. i.)
    To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz.
  • graduate (v. i.)
    To taper, as the tail of certain birds.
  • graduate (v. i.)
    To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma.
  • graduate (n.)
    One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning.
  • graduate (n.)
    A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See under Graduated.
  • graduate (n. & v.)
    Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©

  • graduate
    A person who has received a degree from a school.
  • graduate
    To obtain an academic degree upon completion of one's studies.

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • graduate, verb, present, 1st person singular of graduate (infinitive).
  • graduate, verb (infinitive).
  • graduate, noun, singular of graduates.
  • graduate, adjective.

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