nounIntermediate

cooperation

US

/koʊˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/

UK

/kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/

Meaning

The act of working together willingly to achieve a shared goal.

किसी साझा लक्ष्य को पाने के लिए मिलकर और अपनी इच्छा से काम करना।

Examples

“The event was a success because of the cooperation between volunteers and local businesses.”

cooperation betweenreason for success

“Good cooperation with your classmates can make group projects easier.”

cooperation withschool context

“The two departments were cooperative during the office move.”

adjective formworkplace context

Useful patterns

cooperation between people or groupscooperation with a person or organizationcooperation in doing somethingneed, seek, or encourage cooperation

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Word family

cooperate(verb)
cooperative(adjective)
cooperatively(adverb)

Common collocations

close cooperationinternational cooperationcooperation between teamscooperation with colleaguesseek cooperationfull cooperation

Common mistakes

Not natural: We need cooperation to the other team.

Better: We need cooperation from the other team.

Use from for the group whose help or willingness to work together is needed.

जिस टीम से सहयोग चाहिए, उसके लिए cooperation के साथ from इस्तेमाल करें।

Not natural: They cooperated each other to finish the task.

Better: They cooperated with each other to finish the task.

The verb cooperate is usually followed by with before the person or group involved.

जिन लोगों के साथ मिलकर काम किया, उनके पहले cooperate के बाद with लगाएँ।

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Learner tip

Use cooperation for people working toward a shared goal; it does not simply mean being friendly or avoiding disagreement.

Cooperation तब कहें जब लोग किसी साझा लक्ष्य के लिए मिलकर काम करें; सिर्फ़ दोस्ताना होना या असहमति से बचना काफ़ी नहीं है।

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The neighbors cleaned the park together. What does this show?

पड़ोसियों ने मिलकर पार्क साफ़ किया। यह किस बात का उदाहरण है?