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graduated

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪd/

Meanings
verb
To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

Examples :

"The man graduated in 1967."
education achievement

Related Words

Illustration thermometer

thermometer noun

/θəˈmɒmɪtə/ /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/

An apparatus used to measure temperature.

"The thermometer showed the room temperature was 25 degrees Celsius. "

Illustration evaporation

evaporation noun

/ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ /iˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

"The evaporation of water from the puddle outside left a sticky residue on the sidewalk. "

Illustration requirements

requirements noun

/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənts/

A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

"There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes."

Illustration successively

successively adverb

/səkˈsɛsɪvli/ /səˈksɛsɪvli/

In a serial or successive manner; one following another.

"December 20, 1787 My last to you was of Oct. 8 by the Count de Moustier. Yours of July 18. Sep. 6. & Oct. 24. have been successively received, yesterday, the day before & three or four days before that. — Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison."

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration institution

institution noun

/ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/

A custom or practice of a society or community.

"Greeting each other with a handshake is a common institution in many Western cultures. "

Illustration implemented

implemented verb

/ˈɪmplɪˌmɛntɪd/ /ˈɪmpləˌmɛntɪd/

To bring about; to put into practice

"It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement."

Illustration contributed

contributed verb

/ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːtɪd/

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

"to contribute articles to a journal"

Illustration consistency

consistency noun

/kənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ /kənˈsɪstənsi/

Local coherence.

"The teacher praised the student for the consistency in his homework, noticing how each assignment demonstrated a clear understanding of the material. "

Illustration graduations

graduations noun

/ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃənz/ /ˌɡrædʒʊˈeɪʃənz/

The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

"The graduations ceremony was filled with joyful tears and proud smiles. "

Illustration recognized

recognized verb

/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/

To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.

"I recognised his face immediately."

Illustration milliliters

milliliters noun

/ˈmɪləˌlitərz/ /ˈmɪləˌliːtərz/

A unit of measure of capacity, being one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: ml

"The recipe calls for 50 milliliters of vanilla extract. "