Definition of 'team'

team

(tiːm )

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense teams , present participle teaming , past tense, past participle teamed

1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb]

A team is a group of people who play a particular sport or game together against other similar groups of people.

The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals.

He had lost his place in the England team.

Synonyms: side, squad, dream team, troupe More Synonyms of team

2. countable noun [with singular or plural verb]

You can refer to any group of people who work together as a team.

Each specialist consultant has a team of doctors under her. [+ of]

Synonyms: group, company, set, body More Synonyms of team

Phrasal verbs:

See team up

More Synonyms of team

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team in British English

(tiːm )

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

5. dialect

a flock, herd, or brood

6. obsolete

ancestry

verb

7. (when intr, often foll by up)

to make or cause to make a team

he teamed George with Robert

8. (transitive) US and Canadian

to drag or transport in or by a team

9. (intransitive) US and 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

team in American English

(tim )

noun

a. Obsolete

progeny, race, or lineage

b. Dialectal

a brood of young animals, esp. of ducks or pigs

two or more horses, oxen, etc. harnessed to the same vehicle or plow

two or more draft animals and their vehicle

one draft animal and its vehicle

a group of people constituting one side in a contest or competition

a group of people working together in a coordinated effort

verb transitive

to harness or yoke together in a team

to join together in a cooperative activity

to haul with a team

verb intransitive

to drive a team

8. US

to join in cooperative activity

often with up

to team up on a research project

adjective

of or done by a team

Word origin

ME < OE, offspring, brood, team of draft animals (akin to Ger zaum, bridle, rein) < base of tēon, to draw < IE base *deuk-, to pull > duct

team in American English

(tim)

noun

a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest

a football team

a number of persons associated in some joint action

a team of advisers

two or more horses, oxen, or other animals harnessed together to draw a vehicle, plow, or the like

one or more draft animals together with the harness and vehicle drawn

a family of young animals, esp. ducks or pigs

6. obsolete

offspring or progeny; race or lineage

transitive verb

to join together in a team

8. chiefly Northern U.S. old-fashioned

to convey or transport by means of a team; haul

intransitive verb

to drive a team

10. (usually fol. by up, together, etc.)

to gather or join in a team, a band, or a cooperative effort

adjective

11.

of, pertaining to, or performed by a team

a team sport

team effort

Word origin

[bef. 900; ME teme (n.), OE tēam child-bearing, brood, offspring, set of draft beasts; c. D toom bridle, reins, G Zaum, ON taumr]

Examples of 'team' in a sentence
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Cheika is very good at pulling teams together through tough times.The team asked both groups how often they did various online activities.We have got to work as a team to progress and get better.The team spent two years amassing evidence from witnesses.It is an individual game played by teams.We expect the management team to secure a turnaround in momentum.Teams can also earn bonus goals for the number of people in the team who have lost weight.He would always assist British teams and investigators when they came here to search.There was only one team in it in the second half - and that was us.And there is only one woman tough enough to make the GB team.