English Dictionary
Definition of “team”
team (tiːm
)
Definitions
noun (sometimes functioning as plural)
- a group of people organized to work together
- a group of players forming one of the sides in a sporting contest
- two or more animals working together to pull a vehicle or agricultural implement
- such animals and the vehicle ⇒
the coachman riding his team
- dialect a flock, herd, or brood
- obsolete ancestry
verb
- when intr, often foll by up to make or cause to make a team ⇒
he teamed George with Robert
- (tr) US Canadian to drag or transport in or by a team
- (intr) US Canadian to drive a team
Word Origin
Old English team offspring; related to Old Frisian tām bridle, Old Norse taumr chain yoking animals together, Old High German zoum bridle
Synonyms
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group,
company,
set,
body,
band,
crew,
gang,
line-up,
bunch,
dream team,
posse,
Translations
- British English:
team
A team is a group of people who play together against another group in a sport or game.The team is close to bottom of the League.tiːm NOUN The team is close to bottom of the League.
- Spanish:
equipo
nm
- French:
équipe
nf
- German:
Team
nnt Teams
- Chinese: 团队 n
- Arabic: فَرِيق n
- Portuguese: equipa nf
- Russian: команда nf
- Croatian: tim nm
- Czech: tým nm
- Danish: hold nnt
- Dutch: team nnt
- Finnish: joukkue n
- Greek: ομάδα nf
- Italian: squadra nf
- Japanese: チーム n
- Korean: 팀 n
- Norwegian: team nnt
- Polish: zespół nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: time nm
- European Spanish:
equipo
nm
- Swedish: lag nnt
- Thai: กลุ่มคนทำงานหรือเล่นกีฬาในกลุ่มเดียวกัน n
- Turkish: ekip n
- Vietnamese: đội n
Usage examples
The IMB was concerned at the increase in piracy along the West African coast and had sent a team to gather information.
Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)Even Richard Butler, reading out the team Busby would meet in the first round, had a twinkle in his eye.
Country Life (2004)But as a team they obviously can't be because Chelsea aren't consistently challenging for the title.
Irish Times (2002)They are strong mentally and have a lot of characters in the team like Neil Lennon.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Within minutes Lamming and his team knew something was afoot.
Rob Mundle, FATAL STORM (2001)
