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grad • u • ate 1 / ' grred3uat / noun [ count ]

a person who has finished their studies at a university, college, or school a college graduate a high school graduate He's a graduate of Harvard.

grad • u • ate 2 / ' grred3ueit / verb ( grad u - ates , grad u - at ing , grad - u - at - ed )

to finish your studies at a school, college, or university and receive an official piece of paper (called a diploma ) I graduated from Rutgers University last year.

grad • u • ate school / ' grred3uat skul /

[count]

a part of a university where you can study for a second or higher degree

I applied to several graduate schools to study for a master's degree in biology.

grad • u • a • tion / |grred3u' eifn / noun

[ noncount ] the act of successfully completing a high school, college, or university degree

Are you planning to look for a job after graduation?

[ singular ] a ceremony for people who have successfully completed a high school, college, or university degree

My grandparents came to my high school graduation.

graf • fi • ti / gra ' fiti / noun [ noncount ]

words or pictures that people write or draw on walls The walls were covered with graffiti.

grain Ф /grem/ noun

[ noncount ] the seeds of a plant that we eat, for example rice or wheat

The animals are fed on grain.

[ count ] a very small, hard piece of something a grain of sand

a few grains of rice

gramФ/ grrem / ( abbreviation g ) noun [count]

a measure of weight. There are 1,000 grams in a

kilogram

30 g of butter

gram .mar Ф /'дгжтэг/ noun

[noncount]

Spelling

Remember! You spell grammar with AR at the end, not ER .

( english language arts ) the rules that tell you how to put

words together when you speak or write

gram • mat • i • cal / gra ' mretikl /

( english language arts )

connected with grammar

What is the grammatical rule for making plurals in English?

correct because it follows the rules of grammar The phrase "they is happy" is not grammatical.

► gram • mat • i • cal • ly / gra ' mretikli / adverb The sentence is grammatically correct.

grand / grrend / adjective (grand er, grand est )

very big, important, or rich

They live in a very grand house in the suburbs.

grand .child © / ' grrentjaild / noun [ count ] ( plural grand - chil - dren / ' grren|tfildran / ) the child of your son or daughter

grand • daugh • ter / 'grren|dotar / noun

[ count ]

the daughter of your son or daughter

grand .fa .ther О / ' grrenfadar /

( also informal grand - pa / ' grrenpa ; ' grrempa / ) noun [count ]

the father of your mother or father

grand .moth .er © / ' grre^mAdar /

( also informal grand - ma / ' grrenma ; ' grrema / ) noun [count]

the mother of your mother or father

grand .par .ent © / grren|perant / noun

[ count ]

the mother or father of your mother or father

grand • son / ' grrensAn / noun [ count ]

the son of your son or daughter

grand • stand / ' grrendstrend / noun [ count ]

( sports ) lines of seats, with a roof over them, where you sit to watch a sport

gra • no • la / gra ' noula / noun

[ noncount ]

food made with grains, nuts, etc. that you eat with milk for breakfast

grant 1 AWL / grrent / verb (grants,grant ing ,grant ed )

( formal )

to give someone what they have asked for They granted him a visa to leave the country. take someone or something for granted

to be so used to someone or something that you forget you are lucky to have them

We tend to take our comfortable lives for granted.

grant2AWL / grrent / noun [ count ]