to team
- verb
- /tiːm/
- The students decided to team up for the science project to combine their skills.
- team up with others
- team-teach
- teachers teamed
Examples
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Also, environmental health regulators should team up with other programs that may already be using the education paradigm.
Academic text (1999) -
We can team up if you want.
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You might want to team up.
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So, I'd like to team you with Jake here.
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At times, students team together to select from a range of venues.
Academic text (1998) -
Maybe you and Ambrose could team up.
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Because of these changes, computers and telecommunications are teaming up to improve markets all over the world.
Academic text (1992) -
Last year, the six counties teamed up again to sign one contract for white goods recycling.
Academic text (1999) -
At lunch in the banquet room, the Boston contingent teams up with the small delegation from Philadelphia.
Fiction book (1999) -
Often, sighted students will team up with their visually impaired counterparts to help describe the sights.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
Become a member of a group or take part in its activities
To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose
To do something with other people to reach the same goal
Join with others to work for the same goal
To join with someone to work on a business or other activity
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
To join two people or things so they work together
To work with other people to reach a shared goal
Join with other people or groups to work together on a goal
To work together with others to achieve a common goal
To work together with other people, groups, or tools to do something
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
To come together in a group for a reason
To work together with others for the same goal
To join together with other companies for a business project
To join with others to form a group for a common purpose
To join with others to reach a common goal
To put money together with others to pay for something
To form a small team to play together in an online game
To bring people or things together into a group
Idioms
To do small kind things that make a team feel happy and work well together
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A group of players who play football together, like soccer or American football
- Jargon
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
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 United
Surface Forms
Etymology
Team as a verb comes from the noun and simply means 'to join together to form a team', so think of people coming together like a small 'family' for a task. That's why to team up means to join with others to work toward the same purpose.