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cooperate

/kəʊˈɒpəreɪt/verb

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सहयोग करना

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SSC MTS 2021
verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (with sb) (in/on sth)

    to work together with somebody else in order to achieve something

    सहयोग करना

    • Students cooperated with the teacher.
    • The villagers cooperated with the officials to build a new well.
    • All departments must cooperate to finish the project on time.
    + 2 more examples
    • The suspect refused to cooperate with the police.
    • If you cooperate with your teammates, the work will be easier.

    Synonyms collaborate work together join forces unite help

    Opposite compete oppose obstruct resist

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

cooperate with + sb

Use with before the person or group you work together with.

जिस व्यक्ति या समूह के साथ मिलकर काम किया जाए, उससे पहले 'with' आता है।

  • The villagers cooperated with the police.
  • Students should cooperate with their teachers.

cooperate + to-infinitive / in + -ing

Use to + verb for the purpose, or in + -ing for the activity shared.

उद्देश्य बताने के लिए to + verb और साझा कार्य बताने के लिए in + -ing आता है।

  • The two states agreed to cooperate to clean the river.
  • Residents cooperated in repairing the road.

cooperate (without object)

Cooperate can stand alone and means to do what somebody asks, without arguing.

'Cooperate' अकेला भी आ सकता है और इसका अर्थ बिना बहस किए कही गई बात मानना है।

  • The patient refused to cooperate.
  • If you cooperate, the process will be quick.

cooperate vs co-operate / cooperation

Cooperate is written without a hyphen in modern British English; the noun is cooperation and the adjective is cooperative.

आधुनिक British English में 'cooperate' बिना hyphen के लिखा जाता है; noun 'cooperation' और adjective 'cooperative' हैं।

  • Cooperation among classmates makes group study easy.
  • She is a very cooperative student.
+Collocations 4

adverb + cooperate

fullycloselywillinglyreadilyreluctantly

  • All the officers cooperated fully with the enquiry.

cooperate + with + group

the policethe authoritiesneighbourscolleaguesother countries

  • India has agreed to cooperate with its neighbours on flood control.

refuse / agree to cooperate

agree torefuse tofail topromise tobe willing to

  • The witness refused to cooperate with the investigators.

cooperate + purpose

on a projectin the fight againstin a rescuefor a common cause

  • Doctors from several hospitals cooperated in the vaccination drive.
“More examples 5
  • Farmers in the village cooperate to buy seeds at a lower price.

गाँव के किसान कम कीमत पर बीज खरीदने के लिए मिलकर काम करते हैं।

  • The suspect decided to cooperate with the officers.

संदिग्ध ने अधिकारियों के साथ सहयोग करने का निर्णय लिया।

  • If the weather cooperates, we will finish the match by evening.

यदि मौसम ने साथ दिया, तो हम शाम तक मैच पूरा कर लेंगे।

  • The teacher thanked everyone for cooperating during the exam.

शिक्षक ने परीक्षा के दौरान सहयोग करने के लिए सभी को धन्यवाद दिया।

  • The two banks will cooperate on online payment safety.

दोनों बैंक online भुगतान की सुरक्षा पर मिलकर काम करेंगे।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The shopkeepers cooperated to the officials.

✓ The shopkeepers cooperated with the officials.

Cooperate takes with before the person or group.

'Cooperate' के बाद व्यक्ति या समूह से पहले 'with' आता है।

✗ Please cooperate us in this work.

✓ Please cooperate with us in this work.

Cooperate is an intransitive verb and needs with before its object.

'Cooperate' अकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके object से पहले 'with' आवश्यक है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all mean working together, but they differ in how equal and active the partners are.

ये verbs मिलकर काम करने का अर्थ देते हैं, पर भागीदारों की बराबरी और सक्रियता में अंतर है।

cooperate

To work or act together, or simply to do what is asked.

मिलकर काम करना या केवल कही गई बात मान लेना।

  • The class cooperated to decorate the hall.

collaborate

To work together on a creative or intellectual project, often as equals.

किसी रचनात्मक या बौद्धिक परियोजना पर प्रायः बराबरी से मिलकर काम करना।

  • Two scientists collaborated on the research paper.

comply

To obey a rule or order; it does not mean working together.

किसी नियम या आदेश का पालन करना; इसमें साथ काम करने का भाव नहीं है।

  • All shops must comply with the new safety rules.
◇Word family
cooperation nouncooperative adj., noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

collaborate work together join forces unite help

Antonyms

compete oppose obstruct resist

AaSpelling

co·op·er·ate

Also co-operate in British English.

British English में co-operate भी।

?Which word?

Keep the work-together words together: cooperate, collaborate, join forces, pull together, team up.

साथ काम करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cooperate, collaborate, join forces, pull together, team up।

§Grammar and usage

Cooperate with sb in or on sth.

Usage: cooperate with sb in या on sth (किसी के साथ किसी काम में सहयोग करना)। व्यक्ति के साथ with आता है, और काम के साथ in या on आता है।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Article 43B (added by the 97th Amendment, 2011) promotes cooperative societies; the Ministry of Cooperation was created in 2021; Amul is India's best-known cooperative.

अनुच्छेद 43B (97वें संशोधन, 2011 द्वारा जोड़ा) सहकारी समितियों को बढ़ावा देता है; सहकारिता मंत्रालय 2021 में बना; अमूल भारत की सबसे प्रसिद्ध सहकारी संस्था है।