Colleague Meaning
/ˈkɒliːɡ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
verbTo unite or associate with another or with others.
Sentence Examples
Go and speak to my colleague.
Mr Brown is jealous of his colleague's success.
I would like to travel abroad in company with my colleague.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My ____ from the marketing team helped me finish the report on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ____ helped me finish the presentation before the strict deadline.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial.[…]Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list."
— 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My ____ from the marketing team helped me finish the report on time.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My ____ helped me finish the presentation before the strict deadline.