51³Ō¹Ļ

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team

[teem]

noun

  1. a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest.

    a football team.

  2. a number of persons associated in some joint action.

    a team of advisers.

  3. two or more horses, oxen, or other animals harnessed together to draw a vehicle, plow, or the like.

  4. one or more draft animals together with the harness and vehicle drawn.

  5. a family of young animals, especially ducks or pigs.

  6. Obsolete.Ģżoffspring or progeny; lineage or stock.



verb (used with object)

  1. to join together in a team.

  2. Chiefly Northern U.S. Older Use.Ģżto convey or transport by means of a team; haul.

verb (used without object)

  1. to drive a team.

  2. to gather or join in a team, a band, or a cooperative effort (usually followed by up, together, etc.).

    Synonyms: , , ,

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or performed by a team.

    a team sport; team effort.

team

/ ³Ł¾±Ė³¾ /

noun

  1. a group of people organized to work together

  2. a group of players forming one of the sides in a sporting contest

  3. two or more animals working together to pull a vehicle or agricultural implement

  4. such animals and the vehicle

    the coachman riding his team

  5. dialectĢża flock, herd, or brood

  6. obsoleteĢżancestry

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or cause to make a team

    he teamed George with Robert

  2. (tr) to drag or transport in or by a team

  3. (intr) to drive a team

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Grammar Note

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • interteam adjective
  • underteamed adjective
  • unteamed adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of team1

First recorded before 900; Middle English teme (noun), Old English ³ŁÅ§²¹³¾ ā€œchild-bearing, brood, offspring, set of draft beastsā€; cognate with Dutch toom ā€œbridle, reins,ā€ German Zaum, Old Norse taumr
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of team1

Old English team offspring; related to Old Frisian ³ŁÄå³¾ bridle, Old Norse taumr chain yoking animals together, Old High German zoum bridle
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Example Sentences

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Salonen brought in a team of young, venturesome ā€œcreative partnersā€ from music and tech.

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According to AMNY, Lander and members of his team were walking arm-in-arm with a man whose immigration case had just been dismissed.

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Lander’s wife, Meg Barnette, wrote from his account that his team is ā€œmonitoring the situation closely.ā€

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In the grounds, as well as police and military personnel, there are other discreet members of the security team.

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Yet another expert is being called into review and advise on how the trust's management team plans to resolve the crisis.

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What does team mean?

A team is a group of people who work together in a joint action, as in Our Academic Decathlon team was made up of some of the smartest kids in our school.A team is also a group of people on one side of a contest or game, such as a soccer team or a trivia team.A team is also two or more draft animals, such as horses, harnessed together to pull something, like a plow or a cart.To team up is to form a group to work together, as in Miles and Lex teamed up to study for the big science test next month.Example: My team is working hard on these software solutions for streaming platforms.

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