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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
colleague
/ˈkɒliːɡ/
noun1 of 2
someone who works with you; coworker
- “His speech has a positive influence on all the colleagues.”Tatoeba
- “My colleague filled in for me while I was sick.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To unite or associate with another or with others.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)