to collaborate

Examples

• All

• So do you think it's possible for robots and humans to collaborate successfully?

  Lex Fridman

• You can collaborate on the same project.

• The only way you can make me do that is if I myself collaborate in the process.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• You two gonna collaborate on something?

  The Innkeepers (2011)

• Social media tools have provided new ways for learners to collaborate and share the learning environment.

  Academic text (2015)

• Students are able to communicate and collaborate with others much more easily and freely.

  Academic text (2012)

• Finally, parents and schools are encouraged to collaborate in creating more collaborative social environments.

  Academic text (2008)

• The library media specialist was expected to participate in committees and collaborate with teachers to design instruction.

  Academic text (2015)

• Web 2.0 is expanding the way general and special educators collaborate, especially in co-teaching situations.

  Academic text (2012)

• The scientists decided to collaborate on the research project to combine their expertise.

Synonyms

W

to work together

vsto collaborate

728 2.7

To do something with other people to reach the same goal

focuses more on intellectual or creative projects rather than general tasks

C

to cooperate

vsto collaborate

543 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

tends to be more general and not limited to intellectual or creative work

C

to come together

vsto collaborate

274 2.7

Join with others to work for the same goal

often refers to general uniting while this term stresses intellectual and creative joint work

T

to team up

vsto collaborate

95 2.5

Join with other people or groups to work together on a goal

often implies forming a temporary partnership rather than ongoing creative joint work

J

to join forces

vsto collaborate

57 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

focuses on creative and intellectual partnership rather than on sheer combined strength

C

to collaborate with

vsto collaborate

42 4.2

To work together with other people, groups, or tools to do something

places special emphasis on intellectual or creative joint effort

J

to join hands

vsto collaborate

24 2.7

To work together with others for the same goal

is more about friendly or public cooperation rather than specific creative tasks

G

to go in with

vsto collaborate

22 3.5

Join someone to share a project or investment

implies forming a specific agreement or venture rather than general creative cooperation

C

to coauthor

vsto collaborate

3 3.7

To write a book or article together with others

is narrower used for writing projects rather than all joint intellectual work

S

to synergize

vsto collaborate

2 6.7

To work together with others to get better results than alone

focuses on producing amplified results rather than on the process of joint creation

C

to coproduce

vsto collaborate

1 4.6

To make something together with other people or organizations

covers joint effort beyond making items emphasizing creative or intellectual effort

C

to co-create

vsto collaborate

4.0

Make something together with other people

is used for joint effort more generally and not only for making new things

C

to co-design

vsto collaborate

• Specialized

3.9

To make something together with other people by sharing ideas and decisions

is broader applying to many joint tasks beyond planning or shaping

C

to co-edit

vsto collaborate

3.8

Make changes to a document together with someone else

is limited to joint work on texts rather than broader creative tasks

I

to interwork

vsto collaborate

6.7

To connect systems or groups so they act as one

is more about human creative joint work rather than technical system connections

Antonyms

O

to oppose

∞ 2.9

To be against something and try to stop it

C

to compete

983 2.6

Try to win against others who want the same thing

Phrasal Verbs

C

to collaborate with

42 4.2

To work together with other people, groups, or tools to do something

How Collaborative

to co-author

3.9

to co-create

4.0

to collaborate

96 4.6

to cooperate

543 3.3

to assist

605 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology