HOW TO PRONOUNCE
colleague
/ˈkɑliɡ/
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Begin with the strongest syllable.
Stress the first syllable. End with leeg: the ee in see followed by a hard g.
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“I asked a colleague.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does colleague mean?
noun
- A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
verb
- To unite or associate with another or with others.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑliɡ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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M. de Grosjoyaux’s colleague pointed to an open door beyond, and whispered that the doctor was within, keeping guard.
When the public dinner was over, Francis entered the room, and was welcomed by his Parisian colleague, literally, with open arms.
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Still another claim to miracle is based upon his arriving at Lisbon and finding his great colleague, Simon Rodriguez, ill of fever.
Cotta, his colleague, after much ado in the senate, was sent away with a fleet to guard the Propontis, and defend Bithynia.
How could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague?