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AWL Sublist 10 · Academic Word
colleague
/ˈkɑːliːɡ/ Syllables: col·league
English Illustration
Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
A person with whom one works, especially in a profession or academic department.
Synonyms
coworker
associate
peer
Antonyms
stranger
rival
Translations
colleague in Arabic
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Arabic Meaning
زميل عمل، رفيق مهنة
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Easy Explanation (Arabic)
الشخص الذي يعمل معك في نفس المكان أو في نفس المهنة.
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
A colleague is someone you work with professionally. Faculty colleagues often co-author papers and share teaching resources.
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Memory TipCol- plus league — someone in your professional league or team.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
A senior colleague reviewed the manuscript draft before submission to the peer-reviewed journal.
Each graduate student met a faculty colleague who agreed to serve as mentor this year.
The principal investigator thanked every colleague who contributed data to the collaborative study.
Word Families & Pronunciation
colleague
| PART OF SPEECH | FORM |
|---|---|
| noun | colleagues |
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