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in Vietnamese Tốt nghiệp, ra trường

BrE /ˈɡræd.ju.ət/ AmE /ˈɡræd.ju.ət/

verb / noun en → vi

past graduated pp graduated ing graduating

1 EDUCATION [intransitive] B1

Tốt nghiệp, ra trường

to complete a course of study at a university or college and receive an official degree or diploma

  • graduate from somewhere

Collocations graduate from university · graduate with honors

  • She graduated from Oxford University last year.

    Cô ấy đã tốt nghiệp từ Đại học Oxford năm ngoái.

2 PERSON [noun] B1

Người tốt nghiệp, cựu sinh viên

a person who has completed a course of study at a university or college and received an official degree or diploma

  • a graduate from somewhere

Collocations graduate student · recent graduate

  • He is a recent graduate looking for work.

    Anh ấy là một cựu sinh viên mới tốt nghiệp đang tìm việc làm.

3 JOB [intransitive] B2

Bắt đầu công việc sau khi tốt nghiệp

to start working in a new job or profession after finishing your studies at college or university

  • graduate into something

Collocations graduate into a career · graduate from university to work

  • She graduated into a teaching job.

    Cô ấy đã bắt đầu công việc giảng dạy sau khi tốt nghiệp.

4 TIME [intransitive] C1

Đến thời điểm kết thúc một giai đoạn trong cuộc sống

to reach the end of a period or stage in your life, especially when you are ready to move on to something new

  • graduate from something

Collocations graduate from childhood to adulthood · graduate from one stage of life to another

  • He is graduating from his teenage years.

    Anh ấy đang bước vào giai đoạn trưởng thành sau tuổi thiếu niên.