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team

team

1.0
A group of people who work together to reach a shared goal
  • noun
  • /tiːm/
translation icon : equipo
  • I'm staying with that same team, the Boston Celtics.
  • team members
  • research team
  • team sports

I found my people in the transport team in Calgary.

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Examples

  • Responses were used to provide the teaching team with information regarding students' prior knowledge.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Your support is a huge part of the team's success.

  • So my first day with the team was in the pool.

  • How big are those two teams, four and four?

  • Your question is who on your team is the least book smart?

  • And you know, Chase and his team were amazing.

  • The principal may even want to have some team members provide training sessions for students.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Different capabilities of the team members will have to be taken into account too.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I've learned to trust my team and that I can let go.

  • The coach emphasized that teamwork is essential for the success of our team.

Synonyms

unit
vsteam
2.8

A group of people in an organization who have a specific job

is a collaborative part defined by a shared practical goal across contexts
squad
vsteam
702 2.4

A small group of people organized to do one job, like in the army or sports

is any size cooperative group working together toward a common goal
task force
vsteam
153 3.3

A group of people who work together for a short time to do a specific job

is a regularly working collective focused on shared long term goals
platoon
vsteam
119 5.8

A group of people organized to work or fight together

is a cooperative group used broadly beyond strict military or combat roles
company
vsteam
15 1.7

A group of people gathered for a short time to do something

is a collaborative group typically formed to work together toward shared aims
working group
vsteam
13 2.6

A temporary team of people who work together to reach a clear goal

is a general collaborative group that may be permanent or long term
workgroup
vsteam
1 3.5

A group of people who do a task together for a project

is a broader ongoing collaborative group not limited to one project
working party
vsteam
  • UK
1 3.6

A group of people who work together for a short time on a single task

is a general working group used both in organizations and informal settings
work party
vsteam
1 3.2

A group of people who do a physical task together, like clearing fallen trees

is any collaborative body working together across many job types

Idioms

15 6.4

To accept something unpleasant so other people benefit

Support the other side or be gay

The main thing that helps a team work well together

To do small kind things that make a team feel happy and work well together

Compounds

150 1.0

A group of players who play football together, like soccer or American football

A group of players who play basketball together in competitions

68 3.2

A group of lawyers who represent a person accused in a court case

52 1.0

A group of players organized to play baseball together

49 3.9

A group of police trained to handle dangerous incidents like hostage situations

39 1.4

A group of people who work well together to succeed

30 1.5

A group of players who play ice hockey together to compete

27 3.3

The main college or university sports team made of the best players

24 1.3

A group of players who play at their own stadium with local fans

17 2.6

A sport where players work together in teams to play against another team

8 2.4

A feeling of pride and support that helps a group work well together

A team that plays at the highest professional level in a sport

4 4.2

A group of the best people chosen for a difficult job

A sports team that plays in a lower-level league below the major leagues

3 2.8

People who work on a company's computers and software

farm team
  • Jargon
3 4.0

A minor-league team that trains young players for a major team

A group of children who play organized baseball in a local league

1 2.0

Colors that represent a sports team and appear on shirts and flags

SWAT team
  • Jargon
1 3.8

A small team from different departments sent to fix urgent problems quickly

1 3.6

A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project

Two or more teachers work together to teach the same group of students

The team trying to stop the other team from scoring

To work together as a group to reach a shared goal

A person who leads a team and makes most decisions

A group of police officers with special training and weapons who handle very dangerous situations like armed suspects or hostages

A temporary team of experts from different parts of a company who solve an urgent problem quickly

How Big

department
1.8
team
1.0

Surface Forms

team singular
teams plural

Etymology

Team comes from an old word that meant 'family' or 'offspring', so picture people born of the same line working closely together, like in teammate or teamwork. That's why team now means a group of people who work together toward the same goal.