fellows

We have found lemma(root) word of fellows : fellow.

Definitions


[ˈfɛləʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a man or boy
(e.g: he was an extremely obliging fellow)

- a person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another
(e.g: he was learning with a rapidity unique among his fellows)

- a member of a learned society
(e.g: a fellow of the Geological Society)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English fēolaga ‘a partner or colleague’ (literally ‘one who lays down money in a joint enterprise’), from Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘cattle, property, money’ + the Germanic base of lay


[ˈfɛləʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something
(e.g: they urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English fēolaga ‘a partner or colleague’ (literally ‘one who lays down money in a joint enterprise’), from Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘cattle, property, money’ + the Germanic base of lay




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