graph

verb

graphed; graphing; graphs

transitive verb

1

: to represent by a graph

2

: to plot on a graph

Examples of graph in a Sentence

Students were asked to graph each equation.

Recent Examples on the Web

Repeat the experiment many more times and graph up all the results. —Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026

Though marigolds and sweet alyssum don’t directly affect each other, sweet alyssum will work to bring in hoverflies and ladybugs, and marigolds can work as a trap plant that graphs pests and holds them for the predatory insects to feed upon. —Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026

Because then all their data gets added to the knowledge graph too. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026

My teacher taught me how to graph out the image and copy it, square by square. —Aaina Bhargava, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing graph

• bar graph
• circle graph
• graph paper
• graph theory
• line graph

Rhymes for graph

• calf
• chaff
• gaff
• graf
• graff
• graph
• haff
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph

Kids Definition

graph

1 of 3 noun

ˈgraf 

1

: the collection of all the points whose coordinates are a solution to an equation

the graph of y = x²

2

: a diagram that shows (as by dots or lines) the change in one variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables

a graph of population growth

graph

2 of 3 verb

: to represent by or plot on a graph

graph each equation

-graph

3 of 3 noun combining form

ˌgraf

: something written or drawn

homograph

Etymology

derived from Greek -graphon "something written," from -graphos "written," from graphein "to write" — related to graffito, -gram

Medical Definition

graph

1 of 2 noun

ˈgraf 

: a diagram (as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables

graphic

ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

graph

2 of 2 transitive verb

1

: to represent by a graph

2

: to plot on a graph