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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with the investigation, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Microsoft cooperated with the board’s investigation, the report notes.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Most of these states fought against colonialism (and, in some cases, U.S. interventions) and cooperated in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77, coalitions that brought developing countries together during the Cold War.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Cybersecurity experts say Chinese laws require ByteDance to cooperate with that country’s intelligence demands — a fact that, given ByteDance’s ownership of TikTok, could hypothetically put US user data at risk.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The bounty hunter remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
If temperatures cooperate, this may be a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors — a walk in the woods or maybe a stroll along city streets.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
Delta Air Lines spokesperson Morgan Durrant said the airline is cooperating with the investigation.
—Amy Simonson, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Several days passed, and still the weather refused to cooperate.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Microsoft cooperated with the board’s investigation, the report notes.
—Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Most of these states fought against colonialism (and, in some cases, U.S. interventions) and cooperated in the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77, coalitions that brought developing countries together during the Cold War.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Cybersecurity experts say Chinese laws require ByteDance to cooperate with that country’s intelligence demands — a fact that, given ByteDance’s ownership of TikTok, could hypothetically put US user data at risk.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The bounty hunter remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
If temperatures cooperate, this may be a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors — a walk in the woods or maybe a stroll along city streets.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
Delta Air Lines spokesperson Morgan Durrant said the airline is cooperating with the investigation.
—Amy Simonson, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Several days passed, and still the weather refused to cooperate.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 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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