schools for older children
secondary school /'sekandpri ,sku:l||
-derw [n C/U] in Britain, a school for children aged between 11 and 18
junior high school /4зи:тэг hai skuil/
Ж You can also use school before a noun, like an adjective: the school bus I I got this book from the school library.
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(n C/U] in the US, a school for children aged between 12 and 13 or 14
finished a university degree, or about students who study at this leveclass="underline" She got a degree in history last year, and now she s doing a postgraduate course. I postgraduate research I We met when we were both graduate students at Berkeley.
higher education /,hai3r edjoteiJ^n|| -edp-' [n UJ education at a university or similar institution: a big increase in the number of students entering higher education
You can also use university before a noun, like an adjective: the university library a big university campus
In British English, always use the word university to talk about a place where students study to get degrees. But in American English, you can also use school
or college to mean this.
adult education /.seс1лк edjo'keiJ>n|| -ed33- [л U] special classes for adults, often in the evenings, either because they want to improve their skills or just for enjoyment
to go to a school or university to study
qo to дэо tu:/' to go to a school or university to study: *Which university did you go to9" 7 went to Kyoto Women's Uniuersity." ! We both went to the same school
be at British be in american /bi: set, bi: in/ [phrasa/ verb T] if you are at school/ college or you are in school/college
plural universities
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college /kDlidrfka^ [n C/U] in the US, а
university; in Britain, a place where people can study academic subjects or practical skills after they leave secondary school, but which does not give degrees
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You can also use college before a noun, like an adjective: a college professor I the college football team j
school /skull/ [n C/U] AMERICAN INFORMAL a
university or similar institution
go to school (=study at a college or university) Phi/ gave up his job, and he's going back to school next year.
law school/medical school/business school j'hi sku:l, 'mediM skuil,
'biznj,s skuil I (n С] a university or part of a university where you study law, medicine, or business
postgraduate British graduate ameri-
can /paost'graed^uijt, 'gradju^tf [adj only before noun] use this about advanced education that takes place after a student has
to finish school or university
see also leave 9
graduate /'grad3ueit/ [v I| to successfully finish your studies - in Britain, you graduate from university, but in the US you
etc, you are studying there: My younger brother is still at school. I Yes, / know Eileen - we were friendly when we were in college together. I Sara is at Oxford studying biology.
At school (British) always means going
to a school for children between 5 and 18 years old. In school (American) means attending a school, college, or university.
be educated /bi: ecijokeiUdjJ-edsa-/ to study at a particular school or university - use this especially in written descriptions of people s lives
+ at He was born in South Wales in 1941, and tuas educated at the King's School, Canterbury.
Harvard-educated/Ox/ord-educated etc
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high school /• hai sku:l; [n C/U] in the
US, a school for children aged between
14 and 17
sixth/orm college/sikse farm kolid3|| -,ka:-/ [n C/U] in Britain, a college for students aged between 16 and 18
a place where people over 18 can study
university /,ju:n^V3:rsJ,ti [n C/U] a place where students study one or two subjects at a high level, in order to get degrees: There are many universities in Tokyo. I the University of Chicago be at university (=be a student at a university) Both my sisters are at university, go to university (^become a student at a university) She wants to go to university to study biology.
a Harvard-educated lawyer
can graduate either from university or from high schooclass="underline" Bobby left high school without graduating.
+from He graduated from Yale in 1986.
someone who studies at
a school, university etc
schoolboy/schoolgirl /'skuilboi, sku:l-
уз:г(/ [n CI especially British a boy or girl who studies at schooclass="underline" There was a group
of schoolgirls waiting at the bus stop.
schoolchildren ./'skuil.tjildran/ [n plural]
especially British children who are studying
at schooclass="underline" Only 10% of British schoolchildren attend private schools.
pupil /'pju:p<?l/ (n C] a child who studies at a particular school, especially in a school for children under the age of 12: With over 2000 pupils, this is one of the biggest schools in London.
Pupil is formal in American English, but not in British English.
Student /'stjuicUntf'stu:-/ [n C] someone who studies at school, university, or college: None of my students has ever failed this exam.
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high school/college etc student ;=a student at high school or college) English/history/art etc student ^someone who is studying English, history, art etc)
In American English, student can mean anyone who is studying at a school, college, or university. In British English, it usually means someone who is studying at a university or college, and children at school are usually calfed schoolchildren 0r
pupils
sophomore /'sDf3mD:r||'sa:-/ [n CJ american
someone who is in the second year at university or high school
junior /d3u:nbr/ In C\ american someone who is in the third year at university or high school
senior /si:ni3r; [n C] american someone who is in the fourth year at university or high school
postgraduate student British graduate student american /p30st'yia;d3u],l stju:d?nt, 'gr®d3uJ,t ,stju:d^nt||-stu:-/ In C] someone who has already taken one
degree and is studying for another more advanced degree
what level you are at school, university etc
first/second etc grade /f3:rst, sebnd (etc) greid,, [n C] the first, second etc year of school in the US, starting from the first year of elementary school (aged six, after kindergarten): Harry will be starting the third grade soon.