noun / adjective · neutral
undergraduate
UK/ˌʌndəˈɡrædʒuət/US/ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒuət/un·der·GRAD·u·ate
a university student studying for their first degree; relating to the first degree
Examples
“She's an undergraduate studying chemistry.”
“Undergraduate courses usually last three or four years.”
“He worked as an undergraduate research assistant over the summer.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many undergraduates now combine part-time work with their studies to cover living costs without dropping out.”
Collocations
- undergraduate degree
- undergraduate student
- undergraduate programme
Word family
Common mistakes
I am undergraduate.→I am an undergraduate.
He is studying undergraduate.→He is studying as an undergraduate.
Say it for a higher band
5college student→6bachelor student→7+undergraduate
Synonyms
college student
Easily confused
graduate
“After she became a graduate, she started looking for professional jobs.”
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