university

Everyday

1. A place of higher learning where people study for degrees after school and where research is done. tree →
2. The people (students and teachers) who belong to it. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: older brothers, sisters or parents go to university; in the USA people often say «college». In stories, a professor works at a university. Phrases: «go to university» (UK), «at university», «university student».

Examples

• My sister is going to university to study medicine. tree →
• The university has a huge library. tree →
• Dad works as a cleaner at the university. tree →
• She is the first in her family to go to university. tree →
• The university museum has dinosaur bones. tree →
• A university year often has two or three terms. tree →
• Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University. tree →

Note

Takes «a», not «an», because it starts with a «you» sound: «a university». Plural universities (y → ies). UK: «go to university» with no «the»; US: «go to college». Capital letter in a name: Harvard University.

In Jewish tradition

In everyday life: older brothers, sisters or parents go to university; in the USA people often say «college». In stories, a professor works at a university. Phrases: «go to university» (UK), «at university», «university student».

Note

Takes «a», not «an», because it starts with a «you» sound: «a university». Plural universities (y → ies). UK: «go to university» with no «the»; US: «go to college». Capital letter in a name: Harvard University.