graduate
US /ˈɡrædʒəwət/
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
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 universityto graduate from university, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
- Medium recent graduatedescribing recent graduate (approximately the last 10,000 years)
- Hard graduate recruitment schemeto graduate recruitment scheme, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
- Very Hard graduate with flying colorsto graduate with flying colors, meaning to receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.