No. 4,537 in German
promovierte
"Promovierte" means "someone who has earned a doctorate (PhD)."
In a sentence
Der Professor promovierte an einer renommierten Universität.
The professor received his doctorate from a prestigious university.
Here, 'promovierte' is used to indicate that the subject completed a doctoral program.
Sie promovierte in Biologie und unterrichtet jetzt an einer Schule.
She earned her PhD in biology and now teaches at a school.
In this sentence, 'promovierte' states that the subject obtained a doctoral degree in a specified field.
Während sie promovierte, schrieb sie zahlreiche Forschungsarbeiten.
While she was pursuing her doctorate, she wrote numerous research papers.
Here, 'promovierte' expresses the process of working towards completing a doctoral program.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “promovierte” in actual German podcasts.
Find “promovierte” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).