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collaborate withto work together with someone or a group to achieve something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to work together with someone or a group to achieve something

Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈlæbəreɪt wɪð/

Example Sentences

  • The chef refused to collaborate with anyone, claiming his secret recipe was too precious to share.
  • We need to collaborate with international teams to expand our market reach.
  • The two rival companies decided to collaborate with each other instead of competing.

collaborate with

VERB

[/kəˈlæbəreɪt wɪð/]

to work together with someone or a group to achieve something

a woman in gardening gloves holds a small tree sapling while kneeling beside a freshly dug hole. A man beside her carefully pours water from a watering can around the base of the plant they just positioned together. Their coordinated movements show they planned each step as a team. The woman steadies the plant while the man ensures it gets proper water coverage. Other gardeners work in pairs nearby, sharing tools and planning their sections together. Children help adults carry supplies and sort seeds into organized groups.  people working together with others to achieve a common gardening goal
💡 Concept

a woman in gardening gloves holds a small tree sapling while kneeling beside a freshly dug hole. A man beside her carefully pours water from a watering can around the base of the plant they just positioned together. Their coordinated movements show they planned each step as a team. The woman steadies the plant while the man ensures it gets proper water coverage. Other gardeners work in pairs nearby, sharing tools and planning their sections together. Children help adults carry supplies and sort seeds into organized groups. people working together with others to achieve a common gardening goal

Artists collaborated to create a unique performance.
🧠 Mnemonic

Artists collaborated to create a unique performance.

Collaborate with passion, celebrate success, then elaborate the plan!
🎵 Rhyme

Collaborate with passion, celebrate success, then elaborate the plan!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kəˈlæbəreɪt wɪð/
🇬🇧 UK/kəˈlæbəreɪt wɪð/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcol--
Rootlabor
Suffix--ate

🎵Rhyme

elaboratecelebrateerate
elaborate
celebrate
erate

🔗Collocations

collaborate with colleagues
collaborate with teams
collaborate with partners
collaborate with customers
collaborate with experts
collaborate with suppliers

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The chef refused to collaborate with anyone, claiming his secret recipe was too precious to share.

We need to collaborate with international teams to expand our market reach.

The two rival companies decided to collaborate with each other instead of competing.

😄 Fun example

My cat seems to collaborate with the dog to steal food from the kitchen counter.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

work withcooperate withpartner withteam up withjoin forces with

Antonyms

compete withopposework against

Related

partnershipteamworkcooperationalliancejoint effort

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