classmate
US /ˈklæˌsmeɪt/
Definition
an acquaintance that you go to school with
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
I met my former classmate at the conference in Singapore last month.
Synonyms
- schoolmatean acquaintance that you go to school with
- peerto look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something
Collocations
- Easy study together with high school classmateto devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge regarding together with high school classmate
- Medium organize festive tenth year classmate reunionto organize festive tenth year classmate reunion, meaning to create (as an entity)
- Hard former college classmate becomes venture partnerdescribing former college classmate becomes venture partner (the first of two or the first mentioned of two)
- Very Hard endure bitter lifelong rivalry between classmatesto endure bitter lifelong rivalry between classmates, meaning to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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