collaborates
Saykuh-LAB-uh-rayts/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪts/
- 1Third-person singular of collaborate.
The research lab collaborates closely with universities across Europe.
He collaborates with local farmers to design better irrigation systems.
Note
Only a single subject in the present takes the -s: the lab collaborates, she collaborates, while I, you, we and they keep the bare collaborate. The form carries both meanings of the verb, working together toward a shared goal and treasonably aiding an enemy occupying one's country, so context decides. A lab that collaborates with universities is praised; a citizen who collaborates with occupiers stands accused.
collaborates is a form of collaborate
collaborate, verb: To work jointly with others in pursuit of a common goal. Full entry
- Forms
- collaboratecollaborates he/she/itcollaborating -ing formcollaborated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- collaborate → collaborates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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