to play well with others
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3.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
cooperar
- During the workshop, participants learned strategies to play well with others and improve teamwork.
- work and play well with others
The way we might think of it now, it's playing well with others.
- The way we might think of it now, it's playing well with others.
- And he said if he gets back, if if his, you know, kindergarten teacher says does not play well with others, then he's a good CEO basically.
- They don't always have the kind of they don't necessarily play well with others.
Examples
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"Xyon," continued Robin, as if her mother had not spoken, "is having a bit of difficulty working and playing well with others."
Fiction book (1999) -
In team projects, it's important to play well with others to achieve the best results.
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We will try to work and play well with others.
Blog text (13) -
Do you play well with others?
Blog text (26) -
Because playing well with others is also a requirement for moving ahead in any organization.
Blog text (26) -
They point out that the best software engineers 'play well with others' and that having smart coding and developer skills does not guarantee your personal reputation or project success.
Blog text (19) -
"I think prosecutors probably are going to have to adjust to working and playing well with others in these mixed national security and criminal matters," says Stewart Baker, general counsel to the National Security Agency during the Clinton administration.
Academic text (2001) -
Whether you're a Ron Paul libertarian, a social conservative, or an Ayn Rand objectivist, get over it and learn to play well with others.
Blog text (29) -
If you are looking to get ahead, focus on getting out of the Task Management mentality, the 9-5 Employee Mentality, and the "Can't Do" Mentality, and you will quickly find yourself playing well with others.
Blog text (26) -
When collaborating on group assignments, students must play well with others to share ideas effectively.
Synonyms
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3.3
To work together with other people to reach the same goal
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4.6
To work with other people to reach a shared goal
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4.6
To work with others and do what they want
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2.7
To work together with others for the same goal
Antonyms
How Cooperative
- Informal
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3.2
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4.6
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2.7
- US
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1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to cooperate effectively with other people' is directly derivable from the known parts: 'play' (engage/interact), 'well' (in a good manner), and 'with others' (together with other people). This verb + adverb + prepositional phrase composition follows ordinary English combination patterns and is cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Play well with others comes from children's games: when a child plays nicely with others, the game runs smoothly and everyone can join in. That's why the phrase now means 'to cooperate' or 'to work well with other people'.