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# colleague

noun (a colleague, colleagues)

«colleague» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A colleague is a person you work with, especially in a job or profession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life parents talk about colleagues at work; teachers' colleagues are other teachers. In stories and news, a doctor or police officer works with colleagues. It is a polite, slightly formal word.

### Examples

- Mum went out for lunch with her colleagues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x1)
- My teacher asked a colleague to help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x2)
- The doctor discussed the case with a colleague. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x3)
- Dad's colleague gave him a lift home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x4)
- She is respected by all her colleagues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x5)
- The new nurse met her colleagues on the ward. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x6)
- “I am sorry,” said the Owl, “to have to contradict the Crow, my famous friend and colleague. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/#x7)

### Note

Tricky spelling: col-league, with double «l» and «-eague». Pronounced «KOL-eeg». More formal than «workmate» or «co-worker».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «colleague» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colleague/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«colleague» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/colleague.html) on Mova free.