보캐24--Friends

 

Friends

 

acquaintance: a person you have met but don’t know very well

An acquaintance of mine works in your office.

 

boyfriend: a male who is someone’s romantic interest

Are you bringing your boyfriend to the party?

 

classmate: a person who is in the same class with someone at school

The school is so big, I don’t even know all of my classmates.

 

colleague: a person someone works with professionally

All of my colleagues agree with the new plan.

 

companion: a friend someone spends a lot of time with or lives with

They are good companions; they go everywhere together.

 

coworker: a person who works in the same place as someone

She cannot get along with any of her coworkers.

 

fiancé: a male to whom someone is engaged to be married

He gave her a diamond ring, so now he’s her fiance.

 

fianceé: a female to whom someone is engaged to be married

She has been his fiancee for five years.

 

friend: a person you know and like

She has a lot of friends here.

 

girlfriend: a female who is who is someone’s romantic interest

I can’t bring my girlfriend, because she lives in another city.

 

partner: a companion

Her partner works at the local nursery.

 

a person who co owns a business with someone

My doctor is out of town, but his partner will see me.

 

roommate: a person someone shares a room with

We have a big room at college, so I have two roommates.

 

exercise

 

Fill in each blank with the most appropriate word from the previous list.

 

1. My aunt got engaged last month, and she is coming to visit with her new _______.

2. Her daughter, who is in college, complains that her _______ doesn’t help clean the bathroom.

3. I don’t like the boss’s new program, but my _______ think it will work.

4. He’s not a good friend of mine, just an _______.