fellow
To address as "fellow", especially in an insulting mannerTo address (someone) as "fellow", especially in an insulting manner (see noun sense 10.6).
» That fellow can't tell right from wrong.
Цей хлопець не відрізняє правильного від неправильного.
Цей хлопець не може відрізнити праведне від грішного.
Meaning
7 senses(archaic, transitive)To address (someone) as "fellow", especially in an insulting manner (see noun sense 10.6).
(archaic, poetic, transitive)To equal (someone or something); also, to cause or find someone or something to be equal to (another).
(obsolete, transitive)To pair or suit (someone or something) with another; also, to pair or suit someone or something with (another); to arrange (things) in pairs.
(also, obsolete, reflexive, transitive)To associate or join (oneself, someone, or something) with another in companionship or a partnership.
(obsolete, reflexive, sometimes, transitive)To cause or portray (someone or something) to be equal to (another).
(obsolete, poetic, transitive)To associate or go together with (someone or something); to become a partner of (someone or something).
(intransitive, obsolete, poetic)To associate or join with a someone or something in companionship or a partnership.
Examples
269 sentencesThat fellow can't tell right from wrong.
Цей хлопець не відрізняє правильного від неправильного. — aandrusiak
Tom is a lazy fellow.
Том — парубок ледачий. — deniko
deTom ist ein Faulpelz. — freddy1
Tom married a fellow immigrant.
Том одружився з такою самою емігранкою, як він сам. — deniko
deTom heiratete eine Miteinwanderin. — wolfgangth
Tom is a very decent fellow.
You're a handsome fellow, aren't you?
Origin
From Middle English felauen, felow (“to join (someone) in companionship, friendship, partnFrom Middle English felauen, felow (“to join (someone) in companionship, friendship, partnership, etc.”) [and other forms], from felowe, felau, felawe (noun): see etymology 1.
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Forms
fellows, fellowing, fellowed, fellowedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle