graduate
/ˈɡrædʒuət/noun
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स्नातक
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a person who has a university degree
स्नातक
- a science graduate
- She is a graduate in economics from Delhi University.
- The company is hiring graduates for its trainee programme.
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- He is an engineering graduate from Pune.
- Many graduates now prepare for competitive exams.
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to get a degree from a university; to move up from one level to another
स्नातक होना
- She graduated in 2024.
- Radhika graduated with first-class honours in English from a college in Lucknow.
- After she graduated, she took a job in a bank.
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- Rohit graduated from a small college in Kerala last summer.
- When do you graduate?
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
graduate (noun, /ˈgrædʒuət/)
As a noun, a graduate is a person who has a university degree; say a graduate in a subject or a graduate of a university.
संज्ञा के रूप में graduate वह व्यक्ति है जिसके पास विश्वविद्यालय की डिग्री है; विषय के लिए 'a graduate in' और विश्वविद्यालय के लिए 'a graduate of' कहा जाता है।
- Radhika is a graduate in history.
- He is a graduate of Delhi University.
graduate from + institution
As a verb (/ˈgrædʒueɪt/), graduate takes from before the college or university, and in subject uses in.
क्रिया (/ˈgrædʒueɪt/) के रूप में college या विश्वविद्यालय से पहले 'from' आता है, और विषय के लिए 'in' आता है।
- She graduated from a college in Pune.
- He graduated in economics last year.
graduate to sth
Graduate to means to move up to a more advanced level or activity.
'Graduate to' का अर्थ किसी उच्च स्तर या अधिक उन्नत गतिविधि पर पहुँचना है।
- After a year, he graduated to the senior team.
graduate (noun/adjective) vs postgraduate
A graduate has a first degree; a postgraduate studies or holds a degree after that; graduate as an adjective means for graduates.
Graduate के पास पहली डिग्री होती है; postgraduate उसके बाद की डिग्री पढ़ता या रखता है; adjective के रूप में graduate का अर्थ स्नातकों के लिए है।
- Postgraduate students use the second library.
be a graduate (not be graduated)
Say she has graduated or she is a graduate; the passive he was graduated is not used for the student.
'She has graduated' या 'she is a graduate' कहें; विद्यार्थी के लिए passive 'he was graduated' प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
- He graduated with first-class honours.
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adjective + graduate
recentcollegeuniversityscienceartsfreshengineering
- Many fresh graduates apply for government jobs.
verb + graduate
becomehiretrainproduceemploy
- The bank hires graduates for clerk posts.
graduate + preposition
frominwith honourstoas
- She graduated from the college with honours.
graduate + noun
studentdegreecoursetraineeschoollevel
- The graduate trainee scheme starts in July.
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- Arjun graduated in commerce and then prepared for banking exams.
अर्जुन ने वाणिज्य में स्नातक किया और फिर बैंकिंग परीक्षाओं की तैयारी की।
- Over a thousand graduates attended the job fair.
रोज़गार मेले में एक हज़ार से अधिक स्नातक आए।
- She was the first girl in her village to graduate from college.
वह अपने गाँव की पहली लड़की थी जिसने कॉलेज से स्नातक किया।
- Radhika graduated to a larger role after two years.
राधिका दो वर्ष बाद एक बड़ी भूमिका तक पहुँची।
- A graduate degree is required for the post.
इस पद के लिए स्नातक की डिग्री आवश्यक है।
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✗ She graduated college last year.
✓ She graduated from college last year.
In British English, graduate needs from before the institution.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में संस्था से पहले 'graduate' के साथ 'from' चाहिए।
✗ He is graduate from Delhi University.
✓ He is a graduate of Delhi University.
The noun needs an article and of, not from.
संज्ञा को article चाहिए और 'of', 'from' नहीं।
✗ I have graduated in B.A. last year.
✓ I graduated in B.A. last year.
A finished time such as last year requires the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Last year' जैसे बीते समय के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Noun /ˈɡrædʒuət/ and verb /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/.
Noun में अंतिम syllable /-ət/ बोला जाता है (स्नातक व्यक्ति), जबकि verb में /-eɪt/ बोला जाता है (डिग्री पूरी करना)। दोनों की spelling एक है, पर उच्चारण अलग है।
Graduate from a university, graduate in a subject.
Graduate के साथ preposition में फ़र्क़ याद रखें: graduate from a university (किसी विश्वविद्यालय से पास होना) और graduate in a subject (किसी विषय में डिग्री लेना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam GK: SSC CGL requires graduation (a bachelor's degree).
परीक्षा GK में SSC CGL के लिए graduation (स्नातक डिग्री) आवश्यक है।