cooperate

intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.
2. To acquiesce willingly; be compliant: asked the child to cooperate and go to bed.
3. To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit: When buyers cooperate, they can make large wholesale purchases at a discount.

[Late Latin cooperārī, cooperāt- : Latin co-, co- + operārī, to work (from opus, oper-, work).]

cooperator co·op'er·a'tor n.

verb

To work together toward a common end: collaborate. See conflict/cooperation.

v

Definition: aid, assist
Antonyms: block, delay, disturb, encumber, handicap, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, stop

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IN BRIEF: To work together to get something done.

If we cooperate, the house will be built faster.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - samarbejde, medvirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenwerken, meewerken

Français (French)
v. intr. - coopérer (à, pour, pour faire)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenarbeiten, kooperieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνεργάζομαι, συμπράττω

Italiano (Italian)
cooperare, collaborare, contribuire, concorrere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cooperar

Русский (Russian)
помогать, содействовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - cooperar, colaborar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - samarbeta, samverka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合作, 协作, 配合

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 合作, 協作, 配合

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 협력하다, 서로 도움이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 協力する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتعاون, تعاون مع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שיתף פעולה‬

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