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collaborative

совместный

Meaning of collaborative

working well with others

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EN-UK/kəˈlæb(ə)rətɪv/
EN-US/kəˈlæbərətɪv/
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collaborative with Russian translation

collaborative usage examples

🇩🇪DE🇬🇧EN

Our class did a collaborative project on recycling last week.

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The hospital set up a collaborative team of nurses and doctors to improve patient care.

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collaborative belongs to the topic "Teamwork". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

collaborativekooperativ
studentStudent
examPrüfung
homeworkHausaufgabe
answer questionsFragen beantworten
ask questionsFragen stellen
deskSchreibtisch

collaborative synonyms

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cooperative
Very close to 'collaborative'; often highlights willingness to help and work together.
joint
Emphasizes combined or shared action/ownership; can sound more formal or legalistic than 'collaborative'.
shared
Highlights that resources, responsibilities, or benefits are distributed between parties rather than the process of working together.
team-based
Refers to work organized around teams (structure), rather than the style or attitude of collaborating.
team-oriented
Focuses on a person's or culture's orientation toward teamwork rather than a specific joint task.
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Very close to 'collaborative'; often highlights willingness to help and work together.

B2Very Often

The staff were cooperative during the audit.

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Emphasizes combined or shared action/ownership; can sound more formal or legalistic than 'collaborative'.

B2Very Often

They issued a joint statement after the meeting.

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Highlights that resources, responsibilities, or benefits are distributed between parties rather than the process of working together.

B2Very Often

We have a shared calendar for the team.

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team-based

Refers to work organized around teams (structure), rather than the style or attitude of collaborating.

B2Often

This is a team-based project involving designers and engineers.

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Focuses on a person's or culture's orientation toward teamwork rather than a specific joint task.

B2Often

We're looking for team-oriented candidates who collaborate well.

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mutual

Stresses reciprocity or two-way nature of a relationship; less about joint working on a task and more about reciprocal feelings or benefits.

B2Often

They have a mutual respect that supports collaboration.

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Emphasizes active involvement or participation of many stakeholders, often in decision-making contexts more than joint execution.

C1Often

We used a participatory process to design the community plan.

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cross-functional

Specifies teams composed of members from different functions (e.g., marketing and engineering); more specific than 'collaborative'.

C1Often

We formed a cross-functional team to launch the product.

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Used mainly for combining different academic or professional disciplines; more specific and academic than 'collaborative'.

C1Often

The project took an interdisciplinary approach to climate adaptation.

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consultative

Implies seeking input or advice from stakeholders; less about jointly doing work and more about consultation.

C1Often

Management held a consultative meeting before finalizing the plan.

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collaborative meaning: what does it mean?

working well with others

collaborative pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

collaborative is pronounced as /kəˈlæb(ə)rətɪv/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

collaborative definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Our class did a collaborative project on recycling last week. Translation: На прошлой неделе наш класс сделал совместный проект по переработке отходов.

Is collaborative part of Teamwork vocabulary?

Yes, collaborative (совместный) can be learned in the Teamwork topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is collaborative part of Study and Work vocabulary?

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