English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Graduated Pronunciation
Graduated is pronounced GRA-joo-ay-tid, IPA /ˈgrædʒəˌweɪtɪd/.
GRA-joo-ay-tid
US /ˈgrædʒəˌweɪtɪd/ · UK /ˈgrædjuːˌeɪtɪd/
Syllables: GRA · joo · ay · tid (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb and adjective: Completed a degree or a course, or marked off in regular steps.
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Graduated in a Sentence
- She graduated in 2019 and went straight into teaching.
- The cylinder is graduated in millilitres.
- He graduated top of a class of two hundred.
Common Mispronunciations of Graduated
Not GRA-dyoo-ay-ted
The last beat is a weak tid, since the t in front of the ending earns it a syllable but no volume.
Not gra-joo-AY-tid
Four beats led from the front, with no more than a secondary lift on the AY.
Tip: The dua in the middle comes out as joo in America and dyoo in Britain.
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