The world's most widely spoken languages by number of native speakers and as a second language, according to figures from UNESCO (The United Nationsâ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French. 3.
Examples of graduate in a sentence. 1  He graduated from the university last June. 2  They both graduated with honors. 3  She graduated with a degree in history.  He joined the navy after graduating from high 1  school. a graduating class of 300 students.  He joined the navy after graduating high 1  school. The word has graduated from slang to accepted  use.
, to take a degree, from Latin. , step; see grade .]. gradâ²uÂ·aâ²tor n. Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb graduate denotes the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma, and this sense has often been conveyed in the passive voice, as in They were graduated from Yale in 2010.This usage still exists, though it is somewhat old-fashioned and may be slipping away. to take a degree, from Latin. , step; see grade .]. gradâ²uÂ·aâ²tor n. Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb graduate denotes the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma, and this sense has often been conveyed in the passive voice, as in They were graduated from Yale in 2010.