Word a Day
fellow
What does fellow mean?
fellow (noun): a boy or man.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use fellow in a sentence?
- There's a fellow at the door. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fellow?
/ˈfɛloʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fellow come from?
From Middle English felawe, felowe (“companion, good friend”) from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi, derived from félag (“joint venture; partnership”, literally “a laying together of property”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of fellow?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “fellow”?
Tap an answer to check it. The same questions the app asks.
What does “fellow” mean?
a full supply
Not quite: that's what plenty means.
a boy or man
Right! That's what “fellow” means.
a heavy load
Not quite: that's what burden means.
the forehead
Not quite: that's what brow means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fellow”?
chap
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city
Not quite: city means something else.
team
Not quite: team means something else.
game
Not quite: game means something else.
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