grad

1 of 3

noun or adjective

ˈgrad 

: graduate

grad

2 of 3

noun

: one hundredth of a right angle

grad

3 of 3

abbreviation

graduated

Examples of grad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun or adjective

For Nadia Fingall, the Stanford grad’s 28th trip around the sun presented the Valkyries big with an offering in the form of a bittersweet opportunity. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Where college grads can’t find work, where housing is unaffordable for 75% of the population, where families must choose between paying rent or paying doctors bills? — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

For Nadia Fingall, the Stanford grad’s 28th trip around the sun presented the Valkyries big with an offering in the form of a bittersweet opportunity. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Where college grads can’t find work, where housing is unaffordable for 75% of the population, where families must choose between paying rent or paying doctors bills? — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun or adjective

by shortening

Noun

French grade degree, from Latin gradus

First Known Use

Noun Or Adjective

circa 1871, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grad

• ad
• add
• bad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• dad
• fad
• gad
• glad
• had
• lad

Kids Definition

grad

noun or adjective

ˈgrad

: graduate