to team up
- phrasal verb
- /tim ʌp/
- The students decided to team up for the science competition to combine their skills.
- team up with others
- team up to develop
- team up with scientists
So I decided to team up with Eloquent again.
- So I decided to team up with Eloquent again.
- And he he and I teamed up on this case.
- Question is, when Charlie and Frank team up, what do they call themselves?
- Now, can I team up with my competition?
- Anyway, so Jacqueline Hill teamed up with Morphy Brushes.
- But what if what if you teamed up with the best?
- So we have to team up with all the white people worldwide.
- They funded this and NYU teamed up with them.
- And then you team up and you make something really exciting.
- And then you team up and then you make something really exciting.
- So he teamed up with Alfred Wetzler.
- We all teamed up together and it's very exciting.
- So it was a natural thing for them to all team up and and make that work.
- You know, Bub and I, we teamed up.
- So what would you think if I teamed up with him?
Examples
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Maybe we can team up on this harassment thing together.
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The Early Notes music learning portal has teamed up with SesameStreet.com to create a special interactive music learning environment.
Academic text (2001) -
So, you know, we might like team up just to to shut him up.
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Question is, when Charlie and Frank team up, what do they call themselves?
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Now, can I team up with my competition?
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And then you team up and you make something really exciting.
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We can team up if you want.
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For example, EOE and Community Service team up to offer environmental service projects.
Academic text (2005) -
Several times a year, we team up to drive educational points home in an unforgettable fashion.
Academic text (2007) -
And we are thrilled because we are teaming up with Oprah Daily for an ongoing partnership.
Synonyms
To do something with other people to reach the same goal
To work together with other people to reach the same goal
Join with others to work for the same goal
To join with others to work together for a purpose
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
To work with other people to reach a shared goal
Join others to give work, help, or money for a shared task
To work together with others to achieve a common goal
Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
To join others to support the same cause
To work together with others for the same goal
To work together with others to get better results than alone
To join with others to reach a common goal
To form a small team to play together in an online game
Antonyms
How United
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to join with one or more people to work together' is directly derivable from 'team' (to combine efforts) plus the particle 'up' which here signals coming together/formation. This verb+particle composition is a common, compositional pattern (and has clear parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Team up comes from the image of people forming a single team and standing up together to work on a task. So, to team up means 'to join with others to work together'.