Cooperation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

joint operation or action

the practice of cooperating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəzˌɑːneɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kəʊˈɒpəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəʊˈɒpəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəzˌɑːneɪt/.

Examples

their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission
economic cooperation
they agreed on a policy of cooperation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

competition

Parts of Speech

noun	joint operation or action “their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission”
noun	the practice of cooperating “economic cooperation”

Word Forms

cooperate

verb

work together on a common enterprise of project

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zusammenarbeit

gemeinsame Aktion oder Aktion

🇫🇷French

coopération

opération ou action conjointe

🇪🇸Spanish

cooperación

operación o acción conjunta

🇮🇹Italian

cooperazione

operazione o azione congiunta

🇳🇱Dutch

samenwerking

gezamenlijke operatie of actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

cooperação

operação ou ação conjunta

🇷🇺Russian

сотрудничество

совместная операция или действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहयोग

संयुक्त संचालन या क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সহযোগিতা

যৌথ অপারেশন বা কর্ম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்துழைப்பு

கூட்டு செயல்பாடு அல்லது செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సహకారం

ఉమ్మడి ఆపరేషన్ లేదా చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सहकार्य

संयुक्त ऑपरेशन किंवा कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહકાર

સંયુક્ત કામગીરી અથવા ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಕಾರ

ಜಂಟಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹകരണം

സംയുക്ത പ്രവർത്തനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਿਯੋਗ

ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعاون

مشترکہ آپریشن یا کارروائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合作

共同经营或行动

🇯🇵Japanese

協力

共同作戦または行動

🇰🇷Korean

협력

공동 작전 또는 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hợp tác

hoạt động hoặc hành động chung

🇹🇭Thai

ความร่วมมือ

การดำเนินการหรือการปฏิบัติการร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerja sama

operasi atau tindakan bersama

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtutulungan

magkasanib na operasyon o pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

kerjasama

operasi atau tindakan bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعاون

عملية أو عمل مشترك

🇮🇷Persian

همکاری

عملیات یا اقدام مشترک

🇹🇷Turkish

işbirliği

ortak operasyon veya eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

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פעולה או פעולה משותפת

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