Collocations for "colleague"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "colleague" in context.
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colleague
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a work, an office, a business] colleague
- is having [dinner, lunch] with a colleague
- going out for [a drink, dinner] with my (work) colleagues
- am playing [tennis, squash] with a colleague this [evening, Friday]
- a colleague (of mine)
- [treated, invited] his colleague to dinner
- met [an ex-, a former] colleague (the other day)
- A colleague [said, mentioned] it to me (the other day).
- was my colleague at my last [company, job]
- is [respected, revered, hated, appreciated, valued] by her colleagues
- [write, send, forward] a [letter, message] to your colleagues
'colleague' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
confer
- cover
- friend
- hand
- mentor
- moment
- much
- physically
- promote
- proposition
- proprietary
- queer
- rape
- rat
- recommend
- recommendation
- replace
- resent
- slate
- steadfast
- talkative
- trusted
- trustworthy
- up