Dictionary

collaborative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/
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• /kəˈlæb.ɹə.tɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree English collaborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English collaborative From collaborate + -ive.

Meanings

1. Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
   • No need to thank me - it was a collaborative effort.

Forms

Deriveds

collaborative economy · collaborative creation · collaborative authoring · uncollaborative · collaborative project management · collaboratively · collabulary · collaborative software · collaborativeness · cobot · telecollaborative · noncollaborative · collaborative client

Translations (15)

pt colaborativo (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · sh suradnički (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · da samarbejdende (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · cmn 協作的 /协作的 (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · el συνεργατικός (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · fi yhteistyö- (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · gl colaborador (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · el συλλογικός (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · id kolaboratif (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · fr collaboratif (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · ru совме́стный (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · pl wspólny (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · eo kunlabora (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · sh kolaborativni (of, relating to, or done by collaboration) · la collabōrātīvus (of, relating to, or done by collaboration)

collaborative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/
• (London) audio
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈlæb.ɹə.tɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree English collaborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English collaborative From collaborate + -ive.

Meanings

1. An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal.
   • Concern over possible conflict between their collaborative and one set up a year ago .... 1976, (no by-line), "Educational collaborative to hire full-time executive", The Birkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts (19 June 1976, page 6)
   • This collaborative aims at discussing ways in which patients can participate in the FDA's regulatory discussions about medical products. 2018, Applied Clinical Trials Editors, “CTTI Selected to Support FDA Efforts to Increase Patient Engagement”, in Applied Clinical Trials:
   • 1895, (no by-line), "In The Halls of Learning: Columbian University", The Evening Times (Washington, DC) (19 October 1895, page 2) -- this appears to be a unique usage; very difficult to find non-adjectival uses prior to the 1970s In the literature class, which is conducted by Prof. George J. Smith, lately of Central High School, and which is a collaborative of Dr. Farquhar's course, the students are pursuing their new course.
   • These collaboratives would consist of a team of managers, researchers, and consultants from a variety of organizations whose aim would be to better understand problems in effective health care management […] 2004, Ann Page, Keeping Patients Safe, →ISBN, page 153:

Forms

Relateds

cooperative