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fel·low

(fĕl′ō)

a. A man or boy.

b. Informal A boyfriend.

2. A comrade or associate.

a. A person of equal rank, position, or background; a peer.

b. One of a pair; a mate: found the lost shoe and its fellow.

4. A member of a learned society or professional organization.

a. A graduate student appointed to a position granting financial aid and providing for further study.

b. A physician who enters a training program in a medical specialty after completing residency, usually in a hospital or academic setting.

6. Chiefly British

a. An incorporated senior member of certain colleges and universities.

b. A member of the governing body of certain colleges and universities.

7. Archaic A man or boy held in low regard.

adj.

Being of the same kind, group, occupation, society, or locality; having in common certain characteristics or interests: fellow workers.

[Middle English felau, from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse fēlagi, business partner, fellow, from fēlag, partnership : fē, property, money; see peku- in Indo-European roots + lag, a laying down; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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fellow

(ˈfɛləʊ)

1. a man or boy

2. an informal word for boyfriend

3. informal one or oneself: a fellow has to eat.

4. a person considered to be of little importance or worth

a. (often plural) a companion; comrade; associate

b. (as modifier): fellow travellers.

6. (Education) (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a member of the governing body of a college, who is usually a member of the teaching staff

7. (Education) a member of the governing body or established teaching staff at any of various universities or colleges

8. (Education) a postgraduate student employed, esp for a fixed period, to undertake research and, often, to do some teaching

a. a person in the same group, class, or condition: the surgeon asked his fellows.

b. (as modifier): fellow students; a fellow sufferer.

10. one of a pair; counterpart; mate: looking for the glove's fellow.

[Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse fēlagi, one who lays down money, from fē money + lag a laying down]

Fellow

(ˈfɛləʊ)

(Education) a member of any of various learned societies: Fellow of the British Academy.

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fel•low

(ˈfɛl oʊ)

n.

1. a man or boy.

2. Informal. a beau; suitor.

3. Informal. a person; one: They don't treat a fellow very well here.

4. a companion; comrade; associate.

5. a person belonging to the same rank or class; equal; peer.

6. one of a pair; mate; match: a shoe without its fellow.

a. a graduate student of a university or college to whom an allowance is granted for special study.

b. a member of the corporation or board of trustees of certain universities or colleges.

8. a member of any of certain learned societies: a fellow of the British Academy.

9. Obs. a person of a low social class.

adj.

10. belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, circumstances, etc.: fellow students.

[before 1050; Middle English felowe, felawe, late Old English fēolaga < Old Norse fēlagi partner =fē money, property + -lagi bedfellow, comrade]

fellow

Past participle: fellowed
Gerund: fellowing

Imperative
fellow
fellow

Present
I fellow
you fellow
he/she/it fellows
we fellow
you fellow
they fellow

Preterite
I fellowed
you fellowed
he/she/it fellowed
we fellowed
you fellowed
they fellowed

Present Continuous
I am fellowing
you are fellowing
he/she/it is fellowing
we are fellowing
you are fellowing
they are fellowing

Present Perfect
I have fellowed
you have fellowed
he/she/it has fellowed
we have fellowed
you have fellowed
they have fellowed

Past Continuous
I was fellowing
you were fellowing
he/she/it was fellowing
we were fellowing
you were fellowing
they were fellowing

Past Perfect
I had fellowed
you had fellowed
he/she/it had fellowed
we had fellowed
you had fellowed
they had fellowed

Future
I will fellow
you will fellow
he/she/it will fellow
we will fellow
you will fellow
they will fellow

Future Perfect
I will have fellowed
you will have fellowed
he/she/it will have fellowed
we will have fellowed
you will have fellowed
they will have fellowed

Future Continuous
I will be fellowing
you will be fellowing
he/she/it will be fellowing
we will be fellowing
you will be fellowing
they will be fellowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fellowing
you have been fellowing
he/she/it has been fellowing
we have been fellowing
you have been fellowing
they have been fellowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fellowing
you will have been fellowing
he/she/it will have been fellowing
we will have been fellowing
you will have been fellowing
they will have been fellowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fellowing
you had been fellowing
he/she/it had been fellowing
we had been fellowing
you had been fellowing
they had been fellowing

Conditional
I would fellow
you would fellow
he/she/it would fellow
we would fellow
you would fellow
they would fellow

Past Conditional
I would have fellowed
you would have fellowed
he/she/it would have fellowed
we would have fellowed
you would have fellowed
they would have fellowed

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fellow

A graduate student who is carrying out research in a particular subject and is paid to do some teaching.

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Noun	1.	fellow - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" bloke, chap, fella, lad, blighter, feller, gent, cuss male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
	2.	fellow - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" companion, comrade, familiar, associate date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
	3.	fellow - a person who is member of one's class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" confrere, colleague associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
	4.	fellow - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" mate singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple - two items of the same kind
	5.	fellow - a member of a learned society; "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association" fellow member, member - one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
	6.	fellow - an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" buster, dude adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	7.	fellow - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" beau, boyfriend, swain, young man lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

fellow

adjective

1. co-, similar, related, allied, associate, associated, affiliated, akin, like My fellow inmates treated me with kindness.

noun

1. (Old-fashioned) man, boy, person, individual, customer (informal), character, guy (informal), bloke (Brit. informal), punter (informal), chap (informal) He appeared to be a fine fellow.

2. associate, colleague, peer, co-worker, member, friend, partner, equal, companion, comrade, crony, compeer He stood out from all his fellows at work.

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fellow

noun

1. A grown man referred to familiarly, jokingly, or as a member of one's set or group:

Informal: boy, chap.

2. Informal. A man who is the favored companion of a woman:

beau.

boyfriend.

3. One who is united in a relationship with another:

affiliate, ally, associate, cohort, colleague, confederate, copartner, partner.

4. One who shares interests or activities with another:

associate, chum, companion, comrade, crony, mate.

Informal: buddy, pal.

5. One that is very similar to another in rank or position:

coequal, colleague, compeer, equal, equivalent, peer.

6. One of a matched pair of things:

companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, match, mate, twin.

Translations

إنْسان، شَخْصرَجُلرفيقزَميل

chlapíkčlověkspolu-bližní

fyrkammeratkollegamed-medlem

Gefährte Kamerad Kerl Macker Mit-...

πλησίον φιλαράκος

tipo compañero miembro socio camarada

kundi

homme individu mâle mecpinpin

čovjek

kutatóösztöndíjastag

félagináungisam-; meî-; -félagi

collega uomo compagno fante individuo

男

녀석

doktoranto stipendijadraugiškumaskoledžo tarybos dėstytojaskoledžo tarybos narysmagistranto stipendija

biedrscilvēkskolēģispuisistips

kerel

kar medlem stipendiat styremedlem universitetslektor

facet

camarada

малый парень

dečkokolega

karl

ผู้ชาย

adam ahbaparkadaşıbilim kurumu üyesi-daş

thằng cha

伙伴同伴的学会委员校务委员会委员人

fellow

[ˈfeləʊ]

A. N

1. (= chap) → hombre m, tipo m, tío m
can't a fellow get any peace! → ¡es mucho pedir que le dejen a uno en paz!
my dear fellow! → ¡hombre!
well, this journalist fellow → bueno, el tal periodista
those journalist fellows → los periodistas esos
nice fellow → buen chico m, buena persona f
he's an odd fellow → es un tipo raro
old fellow → viejo m
look here, old fellow → mira, amigo
poor fellow! → ¡pobrecito!
young fellow → chico m
I say, young fellow → oiga, joven

2. (= comrade) → compañero m

3. [of association, society etc] → socio/a m/f

4. (Brit) (Univ etc) miembro de la junta de gobierno de un colegio universitario

5. (frm) (= other half) → pareja f; (= equal) → igual mf
it has no fellow → no tiene par

B. CPD fellow being N = fellow creature fellow citizen N → conciudadano/a m/f
fellow countryman/-woman N → compatriota mf
"my fellow countrymen, ..." (in speech) → -queridos compatriotas, ...
fellow creature N → prójimo m
fellow feeling N → compañerismo m
fellow member N → consocio/a m/f
fellow men NPL → prójimos mpl, semejantes mpl
fellow passenger N → compañero/a m/f de viaje
fellow student N → compañero/a m/f de clase or curso
fellow sufferer N persona que tiene la misma enfermedad que algn (fig) → compañero/a m/f en la desgracia
fellow traveller, fellow traveler (US) N (lit) = fellow passenger (Pol) (with communists) → simpatizante mf
fellow worker N → compañero/a m/f de trabajo, colega mf

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fellow

[ˈfɛləʊ]

(= chap) → type m

(= comrade) → compagnon m

[learned society] → membre m

[university] → universitaire mf (membre du conseil)

modif
their fellow students → leurs camarades étudiants
his fellow workers → ses collègues mpl (de travail)
his fellow teachers → ses collègues (professeurs)fellow being n → semblable mffellow citizen n → concitoyen(ne) m/ffellow countryman [fellow countrymen] (pl) n → compatriote mfellow countrywoman [fellow countrywomen] (pl) n → compatriote ffellow feeling n → sympathie ffellow inmate n → codétenu(e) m/ffellow men npl → semblables mplfellow passenger n → compagnon de voyage(compagne)m/f

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fellow

fellow being

n → Mitmensch m

fellow citizen

n → Mitbürger(in) m(f)

fellow countryman

n (= man) → Landsmann m; (= woman) → Landsmännin f, → Landsfrau f

fellow countrymen

pl → Landsleute pl

fellow creature

n → Mitmensch m

fellow feeling

n → Mitgefühl nt; (= togetherness) → Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl nt

fellow men

pl → Mitmenschen pl

fellow

→ Mann m, → Kerl m (usu pej), → Typ m (inf); (inf, = boyfriend) → Freund m, → Typ m (inf); a nice/friendly fellow → ein netter/freundlicher Kerl; a clever fellow → ein gescheiter Bursche, ein cleverer Typ (inf); poor fellow! → der Arme!; listen to me, fellow (US inf) → hör mal her, Mann (inf); an old fellow → ein alter Mann or Knabe (inf); look here, old fellow → hör mal her, alter Junge (inf); young fellow → junger Bursche; this journalist fellow → dieser komische Journalist; my dear fellow → mein lieber Freund or Mann (inf); who is this fellow? → wer ist denn der Typ (inf) → or Kerl da?; this fellow here → dieser Herr, dieser Typ (inf); (rude) → dieser Kerl hier; I’m not the sort of fellow who … → ich bin nicht der Typ, der … (sl); a fellow needs a bit of rest sometimes (inf) → man braucht doch auch mal ’ne Pause (inf)

(= comrade) → Kamerad m, → Kumpel m (inf); (= colleague) → Kollege m, → Kollegin f; fellows in distress → Leidensgenossen pl; to get together with one’s fellows → mit seinesgleichen zusammenkommen

(Univ) → Fellow m ? research fellow

(of a society) → Mitglied nt

(of things: = one of a pair) → Gegenstück nt

fellow

pref our fellow bankers/doctors → unsere Kollegen pl → (im Bankwesen/in der Ärzteschaft), unsere Berufskollegen pl; our fellow guests → die anderen Gäste; fellow inmates → Mitinsassen pl; fellow member (in club) → Klubkamerad(in) m(f); (in party) → Parteigenosse m → /-genossin f; fellow passenger → Mitreisende(r) mf; fellow student → Kommilitone m, → Kommilitonin f; fellow sufferer → Leidensgenosse m → /-genossin f; fellow worker → Kollege m, → Kollegin f, → Mitarbeiter(in) m(f); fellow writers → Schriftstellerkollegen pl; our fellow communists → unsere kommunistischen Gesinnungsgenossen; he is a fellow lexicographer → er ist auch Lexikograf; “fellow Americans…” → „meine lieben amerikanischen Mitbürger…“

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fellow

[ˈfɛləʊ]

1. n

a. (fam) (man, boy) → uomo, individuo, tipo; (boyfriend) → ragazzo
poor fellow! → povero diavolo!
my dear fellow → mio caro, caro mio

b. (comrade) → compagno; (equal) → pari m inv

c. (of association, society) → membro (Univ) → docente m/f

2. adj fellow citizen → concittadino/a
fellow countryman/woman → compatriota m/f
one's fellow creatures → i/le propri(e) simili
fellow doctor → collega m/f (medico)
their fellow prisoners/students/workers → i loro compagni di prigione/studio/lavoro
fellow men → simili mpl

fellow

(ˈfeləu) noun

1. a man. He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.

2. (often as part of a word) a companion and equal. She is playing with her schoolfellows.

3. a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.

adjective

belonging to the same group, country etc. a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.

ˈfellowship noun

1. an association (of people with common interests). a youth fellowship (= a club for young people).

2. friendliness.

3. a scholarship given to a graduate student for advanced studies or for research.

ˌfellow-ˈfeeling noun

sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc). I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.

fellow

→ رَجُل chlapík fyr Typ φιλαράκος tipo kundi gars čovjek tipo 男 녀석 kerel kar facet camarada парень karl ผู้ชาย ahbap thằng cha 伙伴

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Another fellow now came up, and asked which way the gentlemen were going; of which being informed by Jones, he first scratched his head, and then leaning upon a pole he had in his hand, began to tell him, "That he must keep the right-hand road for about a mile, or a mile and a half, or such a matter, and then he must turn short to the left, which would bring him round by Measter Jin Bearnes's."--"But which is Mr John Bearnes's?" says Jones.

The landlord, who was a very civil fellow, told Jones, "He hoped he would excuse the badness of his accommodation; for that his wife was gone from home, and had locked up almost everything, and carried the keys along with her." Indeed the fact was, that a favourite daughter of hers was just married, and gone that morning home with her husband; and that she and her mother together had almost stript the poor man of all his goods, as well as money; for though he had several children, this daughter only, who was the mother's favourite, was the object of her consideration; and to the humour of this one child she would with pleasure have sacrificed all the rest, and her husband into the bargain.

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"Wherefore should I hold, good fellow?" said the stranger in a smooth voice, and looking at Robin for the first time.

"Good fellow," said the other gently, "have I not heard all your speech with patience?

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Clay, but there's a fellow in your brick-yard flogging two horses to death.

"Thank ye, my lad," said the man, running in for his hat; then pausing for a moment, "Will you give evidence of what you saw if I should bring the fellow up before a magistrate?"

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If Numa had planned, he had planned well, for scarcely had he reached his position when the door opened and a herder's head was projected into the enclosure, the fellow evidently seeking an explanation of the disturbance among his flock.

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"Well, my dear fellow, so you still want to be an adjutant?

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Do what you like under the rose, but don't give a sign of what you're about; or half a hundred of 'em will combine together and get this fellow who has bolted, out of reach for good.

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"Nay, nay," said the messenger, "no man is there in Nottinghamshire could make thee go against thy will, thou brave fellow."

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I have kept to them too long, even for an idle fellow. Let us come out and have a smoke.

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It was the good fellows, easy and genial, daring, and, on occasion, mad, that I wanted to know--the fellows, generous-hearted and -handed, and not rabbit-hearted.