Definition
To work together with other people to achieve a shared goal. It often means helping instead of resisting or competing.
Etymology
From Latin *cooperari* 'to work together', from *co-* 'together' and *operari* 'to work'. It entered English through Late Latin and French influences.
Kelly Says
Cooperate is literally 'co-work'—same *oper-* root as 'operate' and 'operation.' Humans are unusually good at large-scale cooperation, which is how we build cities and the internet. Even simple things like traffic rules are huge cooperation projects we barely notice.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
BNবাংলা
সহযোগিতা
sa-ha-yog-ita
CACatalà
colaborar
koh-la-bo-rar
CSČeština
spolupracovat
spo-loo-pra-co-vat
DADansk
samarbejde
sa-mar-bejd-e
DEDeutsch
zusammenarbeiten
tsu-sam-men-ar-bei-ten
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργάζομαι
see-ner-ga-zo-mai
ESEspañol
colaborar
koh-la-bo-rar
FISuomi
yhteistyö
yhte-i-sty-o
FRFrançais
coopérer
koo-pe-re
HEעברית
לקוחות
le-kho-cheth
HIहिन्दी
सहयोग करना
sa-ha-yog-kar-na
HUMagyar
együttműködni
eg-yit-mu-kō-d-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
bekerjasama
be-ker-ja-sa-ma
ITItaliano
colaborare
koh-la-bo-ra-re
KMKM
ប្រតិបត្តិ
prat-tip-pat
KO한국어
협력하다
hyeop-nyeok-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berkerjasama
ber-ker-ja-sa-ma
MYမြန်မာ
လူပေါင်း
loo-paung
NLNederlands
samenwerken
sa-men-wer-ken
NONorsk
samarbeide
sa-mar-bei-de
PLPolski
współpracować
sv-p-o-l-pra-co-wa-ć
PTPortuguês
cooperar
koo-pe-rar
RORomână
colabora
koh-la-bo-ra
RUРусский
сотрудничать
so-truh-dni-chat'
SVSvenska
samarbeta
sa-mar-be-ta
SWKiswahili
kusaidia
koo-sai-dia
TAதமிழ்
ஒத்துழைப்பு
othu-lai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సహకారం
sa-ha-ka-ra-m
TLTL
magtulungan
ma-g-tul-un-gan
TRTürkçe
işbirliği yapmak
ish-bir-li-ği ya-kap
UKУкраїнська
співпрацювати
spiv-pra-tsu-va-tyi
VITiếng Việt
hợp tác
hop-tac
ZUZU
ukusebenza
oo-ku-se-ben-za