- team
- I UK [tiːm] / US [tɪm]
noun [countable]
Word forms "team":
singular team plural teams
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1) a group of people who play a sport or a game against another group: can be followed by a singular or plural verbplay for a team:a football/hockey/basketball team
be in a team:He'd like to play for the school's rugby team.
Are you in the hockey team this year?
a) [only before noun] of a teama team member/captain/manager
b) a group of people who work together: can be followed by a singular or plural verbteam of:a management/negotiating team
a team of legal experts
2) two or more animals that pull a vehicle or a piece of farm equipment: can be followed by a singular or plural verb
II UK [tiːm] / US [tɪm] verb
Word forms "team":
present tense I/you/we/they team he/she/it teams present participle teaming past tense teamed past participle teamed1) team or team up[intransitive/transitive] to play a sport or to work together with someone to achieve a particular aim, or to put people together for this purposeteam up with someone:They teamed for the first time on this project.
They teamed up with Tom Jones to record the hit single.
2) [transitive] to match a colour, cloth, or piece of clothing with anothergrey trousers teamed with a white shirt
English dictionary. 2014.