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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cooperar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-o-pe-rar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cooperate/koʊˈɑː.pə.reɪt/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Es necesario cooperar con las autoridades locales."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To work jointly towards the same end, purpose, or effect.

    "The two companies agreed to cooperate on the new environmental project."
  2. 2

    To assist or be helpful, especially by complying with requests or demands.

    "Local residents were asked to cooperate with the police during the investigation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin cooperatus, past participle of cooperari, formed from co- (together) plus operari (to work). Entering English in the 16th century, the term originally retained its literal religious and cooperative labor meanings before expanding into modern social and economic contexts.

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