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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of graduate
usage note for graduate
In the sense “to receive a degree or diploma” graduate followed by from is the most common construction today: Her daughter graduated from Yale in 1981. The passive form was graduated from, formerly insisted upon as the only correct pattern, has decreased in use and occurs infrequently today: My husband was graduated from West Point last year.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
Even though it is condemned by some as nonstandard, the use of graduate as a transitive verb meaning “to receive a degree or diploma from” is increasing in frequency in both speech and writing: The twins graduated high school in 1974.
OTHER WORDS FROM graduate
grad·u·a·tor, nounnon·grad·u·ate, nounsu·per·grad·u·ate, nounun·grad·u·at·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use graduate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for graduate
graduate
noun (ˈɡrædjʊɪt)
verb (ˈɡrædjʊˌeɪt)
Derived forms of graduate
graduator, nounWord Origin for graduate
C15: from Medieval Latin graduārī to take a degree, from Latin gradus a step
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