How to pronounce “graduate”
Say “graduate” in 3 beats
graduate
/ˈɡɹædʒəwət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹadjuːət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- gradɡɹæstress
- uatdʒə
- ewət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡɹædʒəwət/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɹadjuːət/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɡɹædʒəˌweɪt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɡɹædʒuwət/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɡɹædʒuˌeɪt/
- Respelling
- GRA-juh-wuht
- Syllables
- 3 — GRAD-uat-e
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GRAD-uat-e. “grad” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡɹædʒəwət/
/ɡɹadjuːət/
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What “graduate” means
- noun
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- noun
a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- verb
receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
“She graduated in 1990”
Say it in a sentence
“She hopes to graduate in June and start work in September.”“graduate”, answered
How do you pronounce “graduate”?
“graduate” is pronounced /ˈɡɹædʒəwət/ (GRA-juh-wuht) in American English and /ɡɹadjuːət/ in British English, and /ˈɡɹædʒəˌweɪt/ and /ˈɡɹædʒuwət/ and /ˈɡɹædʒuˌeɪt/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “grad”. Build it as GRAD-uat-e, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “graduate” have?
3: grad · uat · e. The beat lands on the first, “grad”.
Is “graduate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡɹædʒəwət/ (GRA-juh-wuht); British English says /ɡɹadjuːət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “graduate” mean?
As a noun: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) For example: “She hopes to graduate in June and start work in September.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “graduate”?
Stress the first syllable: GRAD-uat-e. “grad” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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