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the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
graduate
Verb
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If you graduate you get a degree or diploma from a school or university.
Tom graduated from Yale University in 2006.
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If you graduate, you change to a new level of skill or activity.
After learning to do front flips, Sally graduated to learning back flips.
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To divide into intervals, especially for use in measurement
graduate
Noun
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A graduate is someone who has graduated (usually from a school or university).
Tom is a graduate of Yale University.
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A graduated container, such as a cylinder or beaker.