Relationship and Social Interaction Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and definitions related to personal relationships, social interactions, and professional associations as listed in the study transcript.

To meet somebody

To see and speak to someone for the first time.

To know somebody

To be acquainted with someone.

A colleague

A person you work with.

A friend

A person you have a bond of mutual affection with, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations.

To argue with somebody

To speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them.

To discuss something with somebody

To talk about something with another person to share ideas or reach a decision.

Classmate

A person who is in your class at school, college, or university.

Flatmate

A person you share an apartment or flat with.

Partner

A husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

Couple

Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.

Fiance (man) / fiancee (woman)

A person to whom one is engaged to be married.

Ex (colloquial)

A person who was formerly a partner in a relationship.

Close friend

A friend who is very dear to you and with whom you share a strong bond.

Get to know somebody

To learn more about someone by spending time with them.

Have a lot in common

To share many of the same interests or characteristics as someone else.

Get on with somebody

To have a good or friendly relationship with someone.

Become friends

To start a friendship with someone.

Have a crush on somebody

To have a strong feeling of romantic attraction to someone.

Go out together

To be in a romantic relationship and go on dates together.

Be together

To be in a romantic relationship.

Break up / split up with somebody

To end a romantic relationship with someone.

Lose touch

To stop communicating with someone, usually over time.

Get in touch with somebody

To contact someone by phone, email, or letter.

Propose to somebody

To ask someone to marry you.

Get married

To enter into a legal marriage with another person.

Divorce somebody

To legally end a marriage with someone.