verb · neutral
cooperate
UK/kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/US/koʊˈɑːpəreɪt/co·OP·er·ate
to work together with others for a shared purpose or benefit
Examples
“The two companies agreed to cooperate on the research project.”
“Students must cooperate to finish the group assignment on time.”
“Police asked witnesses to cooperate with the investigation.”
Band 8 sentence
“International agencies must cooperate to tackle transboundary environmental problems effectively.”
Collocations
- cooperate with
- cooperate on
Word family
Common mistakes
He cooperate with the team last semester.→He cooperated with the team last semester.
They don't cooperate each other.→They don't cooperate with each other.
Say it for a higher band
5work together→6collaborate→7+cooperate
Synonyms
collaborate
Easily confused
collaborate
“Several institutions collaborated on the study, but only some cooperated during data collection.”
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