verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/
UK:/kuˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/
British, Southern, Standard:/kəˈwɔpəɹɛjt/
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Canada, US:/koʊˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/
Canada, US:/kuˈɑ.pəˌɹeɪt/
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Australian:/kəʉˈɔp.ə.ɹæɪt/
New-Zealand:/kɐʉˈɒp.ə.ɹæɪt/
New-Zealand:[kɐʉˈɔ̟p.ə.ɹæɪt]
rhymes with -ɒpəɹeɪt
CMU ARPABET:K OW0 AA1 P ER0 EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K W AA1 P ER0 EY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To allow for mutual unobstructed action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To function in harmony, side by side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To engage in economic cooperation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To obtain the cooperation of (a potential witness); to turn (someone) into a cooperating witness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: jargon, transitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
work together on a common enterprise of project
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
We joined forces with another research group
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collaborate, join forces, get together
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work
Narrower terms: collaborate, play along, go along
History
Etymology
Originated 1595–1605 from Late Latin cooperātus, perfect passive participle of cooperor (“to work with”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Equivalent to co- + operate. Displaced native Old English efnwyrċan.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَعَاوَنَ
(taʕāwana)
— to work together
Armenian:
համագործակցել
(hamagorcakcʻel)
— to work together
Belarusian:
супрацо́ўнічаць
(supracówničacʹ)
— to work together
Bulgarian:
сътру́днича
(sǎtrúdniča)
— to work together
Catalan:
cooperar
— to work together
Chinese Mandarin:
合作
(hézuò)
— to work together
Chinese Mandarin:
協力 /协力
(xiélì)
— to work together
Chinese Mandarin:
一力
(yīlì)
— to work together
Czech:
spolupracovat
— to work together
Danish:
samarbejde
— to work together
Dutch:
samenwerken
— to work together
Esperanto:
kunlabori
— to work together
Esperanto:
kunagi
— to work together
Finnish:
tehdä yhteistyötä
— to work together
Finnish:
toimia yhteistyössä
— to work together
French:
coopérer
— to work together
French:
collaborer
— to work together
Galician:
cooperar
— to work together
German:
zusammenarbeiten
— to work together
German:
kooperieren
— to work together
Ancient Greek:
συμπράσσω
(sumprássō)
— to work together
Hebrew:
שִׁתֵּף פְּעֻלָּה
(shitéf p'ulá)
— to work together
Hindi:
सहयोग करना
(sahyog karnā)
— to work together
Hungarian:
együttműködik
— to work together
Hungarian:
kooperál
— to work together
Icelandic:
vinna saman
— to work together
Italian:
cooperare
— to work together
Italian:
collaborare
— to work together
Japanese:
協力する
(kyōryoku suru)
— to work together
Korean:
협력하다
(hyeomnyeokhada)
— to work together
Lao:
ຮ່ວມຫມູ່
(hūam mū)
— to work together
Ligurian:
coadiovâ
— to work together
Lithuanian:
bendradarbiauti
— to work together
Luxembourgish:
cooperéieren
— to work together
Macedonian:
соработува
(sorabotuva)
— to work together
Malay:
bekerjasama
— to work together
Norwegian:
samarbeide
— to work together
Old English:
efnwyrċan
— to work together
Polish:
współpracować
— to work together
Portuguese:
cooperar
— to work together
Portuguese:
colaborar
— to work together
Quechua:
yanapay
— to work together
Romanian:
coopera
— to work together
Russian:
сотру́дничать
(sotrúdničatʹ)
— to work together
Russian:
коопери́ровать
(kooperírovatʹ)
— to work together
Serbo-Croatian:
сарађивати
— to work together
Serbo-Croatian:
сурађивати
— to work together
Serbo-Croatian:
sarađivati
— to work together
Serbo-Croatian:
surađivati
— to work together
Slovak:
spolupracovať
— to work together
Slovene:
sodelovati
— to work together
Spanish:
cooperar
— to work together
Swedish:
samarbeta
— to work together
Swedish:
samverka
— to work together
Tamil:
ஒத்துழை
(ottuḻai)
— to work together
Telugu:
సహకరించు
(sahakariñcu)
— to work together
Thai:
ร่วมมือ
(rûuam-mʉʉ)
— to work together
Turkish:
işbirliği yapmak
— to work together
Ukrainian:
співпрацюва́ти
(spivpracjuváty)
— to work together
Unami:
witënakwsi
— to work together
Vietnamese:
cộng tác
— to work together
Welsh:
cydweithio
— to work together
Danish:
samspille
— function in harmony, side by side
German:
harmonieren
— function in harmony, side by side
German:
zusammenspielen
— function in harmony, side by side
Swedish:
samspela
— function in harmony, side by side
Tamil:
ஒத்துழை
(ottuḻai)
— function in harmony, side by side
