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Definition of “collaborate

collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪtPronunciation for collaborate

Definitions

verb (intr)

  1.  often foll by on, with, etc to work with another or others on a joint project
  2. to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country

Alternative Forms

colˈlaborative adjective colˈlaboˌrator noun

Word Origin

C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre,  from Latin com-  together + labōrāre to work

Translations

  • British English: collaborate Pronunciation for collaborate When people collaborate, they work together on a particular project.Students collaborate in group exercises.kəˈlæbəˌreɪt VERB Students collaborate in group exercises.
  • Spanish: colaborar Pronunciation for colaborar v
  • French: collaborer Pronunciation for collaborer vi
  • German: zusammenarbeiten Pronunciation for zusammenarbeiten v
  • Chinese: 合作Pronunciation for 合作 v
  • Arabic: يَتَعَاوَنُPronunciation for يَتَعَاوَنُ v
  • Portuguese: colaborarPronunciation for colaborar v
  • Russian: сотрудничатьPronunciation for сотрудничать v
  • Croatian: surađivatiPronunciation for surađivati v
  • Czech: spolupracovatPronunciation for spolupracovat v
  • Danish: samarbejdePronunciation for samarbejde v
  • Dutch: samenwerkenPronunciation for samenwerken v
  • Finnish: tehdä yhteistyötäPronunciation for tehdä yhteistyötä v
  • Greek: συνεργάζομαιPronunciation for συνεργάζομαι v
  • Italian: collaborarePronunciation for collaborare v
  • Japanese: 共同して働くPronunciation for 共同して働く v
  • Korean: 협력하다Pronunciation for 협력하다 v
  • Norwegian: samarbeidePronunciation for samarbeide v
  • Polish: współpracowaćPronunciation for współpracować v
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colaborarPronunciation for colaborar v
  • European Spanish: colaborar Pronunciation for colaborar v
  • Swedish: samarbetaPronunciation for samarbeta v
  • Thai: ร่วมมือPronunciation for ร่วมมือ v
  • Turkish: işbirliği yapmakPronunciation for işbirliği yapmak v
  • Vietnamese: cộng tácPronunciation for cộng tác v

Usage examples

  • As I told Zabrina, he's got the notion lodged in his head that I'm going to collaborate with him on the definitive tome about madhouses.
    Clive Barker, GALILEE (2001)
  • Different members of the multidisciplinary team need to collaborate to devise the best management plan for each patient.
    British Medical Journal (2002)
  • Canadian curators have the brainpower to tussle and collaborate with their intellectual colleagues.
    Globe and Mail (2004)
  • The Good Will Hunting star said: `I'd love to collaborate with Bono - do a duet with him.
    Sun, News of the World (2004)
  • Shorts were interested and decided to collaborate with Rolls-Royce in developing the world's first jet propelled VTOL aircraft.
    Test Pilots

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