coordinate
verb OPAL W
/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt/
/kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/
(British English also co-ordinate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they coordinate | /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt/ /kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it coordinates | /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪts/ /kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪts/ |
| past simple coordinated | /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ /kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle coordinated | /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ /kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form coordinating | /kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ/ /kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well
- coordinate something They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team.
- We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem.
- a carefully coordinated policy
- coordinate something with something We try to coordinate our activities with those of other groups.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- highly
- …
- with
- [transitive] coordinate something to make the different parts of your body work well together
- the part of the brain that coordinates body movements
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- highly
- …
- with
- [intransitive, transitive] coordinate (something) (with something) (rather formal) if you coordinate clothes, furniture, etc. or if they coordinate, they look nice together
- This shade coordinates with a wide range of other colours.
- The company has extended its coordinated clothing range.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- closely
- highly
- …
- with
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate.