cooperate
verb
co·op·er·ate
kō-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt 
cooperated; cooperating; cooperates
1
: to act or work with another or others : act together or in compliance
refused to cooperate with the police
2
: to associate with another or others for mutual benefit
nations cooperating to fight terrorism
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Examples of cooperate in a Sentence
It will be much easier if everyone cooperates.
Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.
The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.
The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate.
Witnesses were willing to cooperate.
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Brown said the team has listened to feedback from Third Ward residents at two community meetings and has done its best to cooperate, including reducing the height of structures planned for the site from 95 feet to 70 feet.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
Though the United States is not a signatory to the treaty setting up the ICC, Washington sometimes cooperates with the court.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
Though the United States is not a signatory to the treaty setting up the ICC, Washington sometimes cooperates with the court.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for cooperate
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“Cooperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperate. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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cooperate
verb
co·op·er·ate
kō-ˈäp-(ə-)ˌrāt
cooperated; cooperating
: to act, work, or associate with others so as to get something done
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