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classmatea fellow member of a class at school or college

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a fellow member of a class at school or college

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈklæsmeɪt/

Korean meaning: 같은 반 친구, 동급생

Korean pronunciation: **클래**스메이트

Example Sentences

  • My classmate always falls asleep during math class, but somehow gets better grades than me!
  • I ran into my elementary school classmate at the grocery store after 15 years.
  • My classmate tried to impress everyone by bringing homemade cookies, but they tasted like cardboard.

classmate

NOUN

//ˈklæsmeɪt//

a fellow member of a class at school or college

classmate concept
💡 Concept

a fellow member of a class at school or college

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classmate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Classmate becomes teammate, celebrating checkmate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈklæsmeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈklɑːsmeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootclass
Suffix-mate

Origin

class(계급, 반)과 mate(동료, 짝)가 결합하여 만들어진 합성어로, 같은 반에서 공부하는 동료라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

teammateroommatecheckmate
teammate
roommate
checkmate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My classmate always falls asleep during math class, but somehow gets better grades than me!

I ran into my elementary school classmate at the grocery store after 15 years.

😄 Fun example

My classmate tried to impress everyone by bringing homemade cookies, but they tasted like cardboard.

She helped her classmate prepare for the presentation.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

schoolmatefellow studentpeerclassfel­low

Antonyms

teacherinstructorprofessor

Related

teammateroommatefriendstudentpupil