Question 1 · Quick check
colleague
CEFRB2
/ˈkɒliːɡ/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who works with you.
- 02
noun
Extra detailTo unite or associate with another or with others.
Examples
I would like to travel abroad in company with my colleague.
Mr Brown is jealous of his colleague's success.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningA fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
More examples
In contextGo and speak to my colleague.
Young Fortinbras, Holding a weak supposal of our worth ...Colleagued with the dream of his advantage, ...hath not failed to pester us with message Importing the surrender of those lands Lost by his father. - Hamlet (Act I, Scene 2)
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.
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Origin
noun
From Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga (“a partner in office”), from com- (“with”) + lēgō (“to send on an embassy”), from lēx (“law”).