Collaboration

/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/

nounBeginnerVery CommonGeneral

Definitions

1

The act of working jointly on an activity or project.

/kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/

nounpositiveBeginner
General

The action of working with someone to produce or create something.

The team's collaboration resulted in a successful product launch.

💡 Simply: Imagine building a Lego castle with your friends. That's collaboration! You're all working together to make something awesome.

👶 For kids: Working together to build something cool!

More Examples

2

Collaboration is key to achieving complex goals.

How It's Used

Business

"The project's success was due to excellent collaboration between the teams."

Education

"Group projects encourage collaboration and teamwork skills."

Idioms & expressions

in collaboration with

Working together with someone.

"The research was conducted in collaboration with several universities."

From Late Latin *collaboratio, from collaborare "to work together", from com- "together" + laborare "to work".

The word's usage has increased significantly in recent decades, reflecting the growing importance of teamwork in various fields.

Memory tip

Think 'co' (together) + 'labor' (work) + 'ation' (action)

Base: collaborate
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Usage

60%Spoken
40%Written