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
On the page
A cooperative attitude reduced the need for repeated supervision.
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Word forms
- Base
- 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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