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teamwork

teamwork

89 1.8
People working together and helping each other to reach a common goal
  • noun
  • /ˈtiːmˌwɜrk/
translation icon : trabajo en equipo
  • All of life is that teamwork, leadership, communication, and problem solving.
  • teamwork skills
  • teamwork and collaboration
  • teamwork and communication

Don't they deserve the best of our teamwork, of our support?

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Examples

  • You know, teamwork makes the dream work always.

  • Third, members of the research team received valuable training in teaching, teamwork, and data management.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So how good is your teamwork under pressure?

  • I think the idea of teamwork and what it means to be on a team.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Other parents also agreed that their children learn teamwork through participating in a youth sport program.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We believed strongly in the value of teamwork and consensus building.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The success of the initiative depends, however, on successful teamwork, data analysis, and continued monitoring and adjustments.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The design of the institute structure promotes collaboration and teamwork to solve complicated problems efficiently.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Group work requires cooperative skills and shared responsibilities; teamwork can lead to excellent results.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Effective teamwork in our project helped us finish ahead of schedule.

Synonyms

cooperation
vsteamwork
443 2.5

Working together with other people to reach a common goal

is the purposeful combined action with shared commitment rather than casual help
collaboration
vsteamwork
150 4.0

Working together with others to reach a shared goal

is the joint effort inside a single group rather than external partnerships
coordination
vsteamwork
85 3.5

Organizing different parts or activities so they work well together

is more about arranging parts than the shared effort of people
collective effort
vsteamwork
4 2.9

Work done by a group of people to reach a common goal

focuses on cooperation and ongoing combined action rather than single acts
team collaboration
vsteamwork
3.4

To work together as a group to reach a shared goal

is the combined group effort not only the emphasis on effectiveness
coaction
vsteamwork
  • Specialized
7.4

To work with others to reach a shared goal

is the general cooperative effort used by groups rather than organising activities

How Collaborative

collaboration
150 4.0
teamwork
89 1.8
cooperation
443 2.5
coordination
85 3.5

Surface Forms

teamwork singular
teamworks plural

Morphology

teamwork = team + work (transparent) = team + work

The meaning is a direct, compositional combination of 'team' + 'work' meaning cooperative effort.

Etymology

Teamwork joins team 'a group of people' and work 'doing a job'. Think of a team of horses pulling the same cart; everyone pulls together. That's why teamwork means people working together to reach the same goal.