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graduate

US /ˈɡrædʒəwət/

noun, verb Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company hires many recent graduates for its training program.

Word Family

NounNoun
graduate gốc graduation
VerbVerb
graduate gốc
AdjectiveAdj
graduate gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • alumnusa person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
  • complete studieshaving a meaning similar to graduate

Collocations

  • Easy graduate from university
    to graduate from university, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  • Medium recent graduate
    describing recent graduate (approximately the last 10,000 years)
  • Hard graduate recruitment scheme
    to graduate recruitment scheme, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  • Very Hard graduate with flying colors
    to graduate with flying colors, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

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