Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To work or act together toward a common end or purpose.
- intransitive verb To acquiesce willingly; be compliant.
- intransitive verb To form an association for common, usually economic, benefit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
- verb intransitive To allow for mutual unobstructed action
- verb intransitive To function in harmony, side by side
- verb intransitive To engage in economic
cooperation .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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To only expect people to cooperate is the lowest common denominator of personal relations.
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To cooperate is to give oneself over to the group.
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Monolithic refusal to cooperate is their current modus operandi.
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STANSELL: One of the guys came up to Marc and I, and he's going, in English, cooperate with us.
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"I have found that torture is systematically used by police forces against persons who refuse to 'cooperate' -- political prisoners as well as suspects of common crimes," Nowak, an Austrian law professor, said.
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You can cooperate, which is one of the keys to human success.
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You can cooperate, which is one of the keys to human success.
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You can cooperate, which is one of the keys to human success.
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You can cooperate, which is one of the keys to human success.
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You can cooperate, which is one of the keys to human success.
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