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collaborate
– co-operate1. 'collaborate'
When people collaborate on a project, they work together in order to produce something. For example, two writers can collaborate to produce a single piece of writing.
Anthony and I are collaborating on a paper for the conference.
The film was directed by Carl Jones, who collaborated with Rudy de Luca in writing it.
2. 'co-operate'
When people co-operate, they help each other.
...an example of the way in which human beings can co-operate for the common good.
If you co-operate with someone who asks for your help, you help them.
The editors agreed to co-operate.
I couldn't get the RAF to co-operate.
The spelling cooperate is sometimes used, and is preferred in American English.
They are willing to cooperate in the training of medical personnel.
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co-operate
Past participle: co-operated
Gerund: co-operating
| Imperative |
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| co-operate |
| co-operate |
| Present |
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| I co-operate |
| you co-operate |
| he/she/it co-operates |
| we co-operate |
| you co-operate |
| they co-operate |
| Preterite |
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| I co-operated |
| you co-operated |
| he/she/it co-operated |
| we co-operated |
| you co-operated |
| they co-operated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am co-operating |
| you are co-operating |
| he/she/it is co-operating |
| we are co-operating |
| you are co-operating |
| they are co-operating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have co-operated |
| you have co-operated |
| he/she/it has co-operated |
| we have co-operated |
| you have co-operated |
| they have co-operated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was co-operating |
| you were co-operating |
| he/she/it was co-operating |
| we were co-operating |
| you were co-operating |
| they were co-operating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had co-operated |
| you had co-operated |
| he/she/it had co-operated |
| we had co-operated |
| you had co-operated |
| they had co-operated |
| Future |
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| I will co-operate |
| you will co-operate |
| he/she/it will co-operate |
| we will co-operate |
| you will co-operate |
| they will co-operate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have co-operated |
| you will have co-operated |
| he/she/it will have co-operated |
| we will have co-operated |
| you will have co-operated |
| they will have co-operated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be co-operating |
| you will be co-operating |
| he/she/it will be co-operating |
| we will be co-operating |
| you will be co-operating |
| they will be co-operating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been co-operating |
| you have been co-operating |
| he/she/it has been co-operating |
| we have been co-operating |
| you have been co-operating |
| they have been co-operating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been co-operating |
| you will have been co-operating |
| he/she/it will have been co-operating |
| we will have been co-operating |
| you will have been co-operating |
| they will have been co-operating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been co-operating |
| you had been co-operating |
| he/she/it had been co-operating |
| we had been co-operating |
| you had been co-operating |
| they had been co-operating |
| Conditional |
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| I would co-operate |
| you would co-operate |
| he/she/it would co-operate |
| we would co-operate |
| you would co-operate |
| they would co-operate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have co-operated |
| you would have co-operated |
| he/she/it would have co-operated |
| we would have co-operated |
| you would have co-operated |
| they would have co-operated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations
co-operate
cooperate [kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] vi (= work together) → coopérer, collaborer
to cooperate with sb → coopérer avec qn, collaborer avec qn
to co-operate in sth → collaborer à qch
to cooperate with sb → coopérer avec qn, collaborer avec qn
to co-operate in sth → collaborer à qch
(be co-operative rather than obstructive) → être coopératif/ive
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
co-operate
(kəuˈopəreit) verb to work together. They have promised to co-operate (with us) in the planning of the exhibition. saamwerk يَتَعاوَن сътрудни1а cooperar spolupracovat zusammenarbeiten samarbejde συνεργάζομαι cooperar koostööd tegema همکاری کردن tehdä yhteistyötä coopérer לְשָׁתֵף פְּעוּלָה सहयोग देना surađivati együttműködik bekerjasama vinna saman cooperare 協力する 협력하다 bendradarbiauti, padėti, pagelbėti sadarboties kerjasama samenwerken samarbeide, virke/arbeide sammen współpracować مرسته کول colaborar a coopera сотрудничать spolupracovať sodelovati sarađivati samarbeta ร่วมมือ işbirliği yapmak, birlikte çalışmak 合作 співробітничати; взаємодіяти تعاون كرنا، مل كر كام كرنا cộng tác 合作
co-opeˈration noun1. the act of working together. samewerking تَعاوُن сътрудничество cooperação spolupráce die Zusammenarbeit samarbejde συνεργασία cooperación koostöö همکاری؛ مشارکت yhteistyö coopération שִּׁתוּף פְּעוּלָה सहकारिता suradnja együttműködés kerjasama samvinna cooperazione 協同 협력 bendradarbiavimas, pagalba sadarbība bekerjasama samenwerking samarbeid, medvirkning współpraca مړسته colaboração cooperare сотрудничество spolupráca sodelovanje saradnja samarbete การทํางานร่วมกัน işbirliği 合作 співробітництво, спільні дії امداد باهمى، تعاون sự cộng tác 合作
2. willingness to act or work together. I would be grateful for your co-operation. samewerking إستِعداد للتَّعاوُن съдействие cooperação ochota spolupracovat die Zusammenarbeit samarbejde; medvirken διάθεση για συνεργασία cooperación, ayuda koostöövalmidus همیاری؛ تشریک مساعی halukas yhteistyöhön concours שִּׁתוּף פְּעוּלָה सहयोग sudjelovati kooperáció kerjasama samvinna; samsinni; samstarfsvilji collaborazione 協力 협조 paslaugumas sadarbība; atbalsts kerjasama samenwerking samarbeid, medvirkning współpraca ګډه هڅه colaboração concurs сотрудничество kooperácia sodelovanje saradnja samarbetsvilja การร่วมมือกัน işbirliği arzusu 協力 сприяння; допомога تعاون كى خواهش sự hợp tác 协作
co-ˈoperative (-tiv) adjectivea helpful and co-operative pupil. behulpsaam تَعاوُني отзивчив cooperativo spolupracující, ochotný spolupracovat mitarbeitend samarbejdsvillig συνεργάσιμος cooperativo koostöösoovlik همکاری کننده avulias coopératif שתופי, שיתופי सहकारी koji sudjeluje segítőkész bekerjasama samvinnuþÿður cooperativo 協力的な 협조적인 paslaugus atsaucīgs memberi kerjasama bereidwillig samarbeidsvillig, imøtekommende, hjelpsom pomocny عملى، عمليات كيدونكى عملى كيدونكى ( دعملى كيدووړ prestável cooperant готовый помогать ochotný spolupracovať sodelujoč kooperativan samarbetsvillig ซึ่งทํางานร่วมกัน işbirliği yapan, yardımcı 配合的 той, що співробітничає معاون، باهمى hợp tác 合作的
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