undergraduate B2 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˌəndɝˈgrædʒəwət/ See IPA manual Freq #34470 Meanings 1 noun A university student who has not yet finished their first degree. She is a physics undergraduate at the local university. 2 adj Relating to students studying for their first university degree. After completing my undergraduate studies, I went into publishing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a university student who... undergrad ↔ Opposites graduatepostgraduate Word family Forms undergraduates Etymology AI details From under- + graduate. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # undergraduate **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˌəndɝˈgrædʒəwət/ **Frequency rank:** 34470 ## Meanings 1. A university student who has not yet finished their first degree. 2. Relating to students studying for their first university degree. ## Examples - She is a physics undergraduate at the local university. - After completing my undergraduate studies, I went into publishing. ## Antonyms - graduate - postgraduate ## Etymology From under- + graduate. ## AI Etymology Undergraduate is from under- + graduate. The surface analysis is under- + graduate. The prefix under- supplies the lower, beneath, or insufficient element. In present-day use, it can mean a university student who has not yet finished their first degree, or relating to students studying for their first university degree. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown