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classmate

US /ˈklæˌsmeɪt/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

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 classmate
    to devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge regarding together with high school classmate
  • Medium organize festive tenth year classmate reunion
    to organize festive tenth year classmate reunion, meaning to create (as an entity)
  • Hard former college classmate becomes venture partner
    describing former college classmate becomes venture partner (the first of two or the first mentioned of two)
  • Very Hard endure bitter lifelong rivalry between classmates
    to endure bitter lifelong rivalry between classmates, meaning to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

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