# graduates

Pronunciation: US say "GRAJ-oo-its" /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪts/; UK say "GRAD-yoo-uhts" /ˈɡɹædjuəts/

## Noun

1. Plural of graduate. — plural of graduate
   - Simple: Plural of graduate. Use this form when you mean more than one graduate.
   - _This year's graduates will receive their diplomas on Saturday._
   - _Engineering graduates often earn higher starting salaries than their peers._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "GRAJ-oo-ayts" /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪts/; UK say "GRAD-yoo-ayts" /ˈɡɹædjueɪts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of graduate. — third-person singular simple present indicative of graduate
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of graduate. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _My sister graduates from medical school next month._
   - _The class graduates after completing four years of study._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/graduates (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).