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cooperative.

Adjective
General
MEANING

1. Ready to assist others or work toward a shared result.

2. Owned or managed by members for their shared benefit.

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Words that belong together

  • cooperative attitude
  • cooperative effort

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A cooperative attitude reduced the need for repeated supervision.

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cooperative

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more cooperative; superlative most cooperative when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.

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