grad
noun
a graduate.
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grad
1 American
[grad]
/ græd /
noun
Informal.
grad
2
American
[grad]
/ græd /
noun
grad.
3
American
abbreviation
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Mathematics. gradient.
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graduate.
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graduated.
grad.
1
British
abbreviation
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maths gradient
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education graduate(d)
grad
2
British
/ ɡræd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of grad1
First recorded in 1870–75; by shortening
Origin of grad2
1905–10; < French grade degree < Latin gradus step
Example Sentences
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I’m in grad school at 60, studying to become a school counselor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Geoffrey Supran, a climate disinformation expert at the University of Miami, says that the paper was “mandatory reading” when he was a grad student at MIT.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Now, a Texas judge — Texas Tech grad, no less — has granted an injunction allowing him to play anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Even if a new grad is paying rent to their parents, it will likely be less than they’d be shelling out if they were living on their own.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
But she did give in and use her tribal citizenship twice: Once to help pay for grad school.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“He comes from Georgetown. I’m a Georgetown grad. All they talk about it is head, heart, soul, mind and full-person development.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2019
“One of the most staunch conservative guys was an Alabama grad. He was talking football with him, smacking right back.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2019
After two years he proceeded to Camb., where he grad. in 1831, continuing, however, his independent studies in natural history.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)
No more tortured doubts as to whether we'll ever grad. and get our commissions in the Army.
From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
After grad. at St. Andrews, he studied law at Paris, became ambassador to the Emperor, and held other court offices.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)
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