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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. offspring or progeny; lineage or stock.


verb (used with object)

  1. to join together in a team.
  2. Chiefly Northern U.S. Older Use. to 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

/ ³Ù¾±Ë³¾ /

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. dialect.
    a flock, herd, or brood
  6. obsolete.
    ancestry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. whenintr, often foll by up 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³Ù±ð²¹³¾±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù±ð²¹³¾±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of team1

First recorded before 900; Middle English teme (noun), Old English ³Ùŧ²¹³¾ “child-bearing, brood, offspring, set of draft beastsâ€; cognate with Dutch toom “bridle, reins,†German Zaum, Old Norse taumr
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of team1

Old English team offspring; related to Old Frisian ³ÙÄå³¾ bridle, Old Norse taumr chain yoking animals together, Old High German zoum bridle
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More About Team

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.

Where does team come from?

The first records of the term team come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English ³Ùŧ²¹³¾, meaning “a set of animals used to pull a load.†As time went on, the term for a group of animals was eventually expanded to also mean a group of people.

The most common use of team describes one side of a competition or sport, such as a football team or soccer team. Similarly, team can be used as an adjective as in team sport or team project.

When referring to draft animals, to team means to harness the animals together or drive them, as in When her tractor broke down, the farmer teamed her two horses to pull an old-fashioned plow in order to get the work done.

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What are some other forms related to team?Ìý

  • interteam (adjective)
  • underteamed (adjective)
  • unteamed (adjective)
  • teamer (noun)

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How is team used in real life?

Team is a commonly used word to describe two or more people who are working together or playing on the same side of a game.

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Which of the following is NOT a synonym for team?

A. squad
B. group
C. individual
D. crew

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