graduate [graduated, graduating, graduates]◼◼◼verb [UK: ˈɡræ.dʒʊeɪt] [US: ˈɡræ.dʒə.wət]When Hawking graduated from college in 1962, he began studying for a Ph.D. in physics. = Nachdem Hawking 1962 seinen Collegeabschluss gemacht hatte, begann er Physik zu studieren mit dem Ziel zu promovieren.