# team

Pronunciation: say "TEEM" /tiːm/

## Noun

1. A group of people working together at the same activity, especially in sports or at work.
   - Simple: A group of people who work or play together for the same goal.
   - _The research team published its findings after two years of study._
   - _Every player on the team trained hard before the championship._
3. A group of people who back one side of an unsettled, two-way debate that has no clear consensus.
   - Simple: A group of people who all support the same side in an argument that has no clear answer.
   - _When the dress photo went viral, she was Team Blue and her brother was Team Gold._
   - _In the pineapple-pizza debate, I'm proudly Team Pineapple._
4. A set of draft animals, such as two horses harnessed in front of a carriage.
   - Simple: A group of animals, such as two horses, joined to pull a cart or plow.
   - _Two teams of horses were needed to haul the loaded wagon uphill._
   - _The driver guided his team of mules along the mountain road._

## Verb

2. To join together with others, or to bring people or things together, so as to form a team or work as a group.
   - Simple: To join with others, or put people together, so that they work as a team.
   - _Several startups teamed up to lobby for the new policy._
   - _Volunteers often team with local schools during the festival._
5. To go together well; to combine harmoniously.
   - Simple: To match nicely or suit each other well.
   - _Rich spices team wonderfully with slow-cooked meat._
   - _Her bold prints teamed surprisingly well with muted tones._

## Interjection

6. A shout proposing that another player join forces with the speaker in a game. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A friendly call asking another player to join you instead of fighting.
   - _Team? We can clear this dungeon faster if we join forces._
   - _Spotting a stronger opponent, she quickly signaled, "Team!"_

## Noun

7. A brood or company of animals traveling together, especially a family of ducklings. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A group of animals moving along together, especially baby ducks.
8. In Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman law, a right granted to a landowner, usually paired with toll, to hold a court judging claims that goods or cattle were wrongfully possessed. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: An old right that let a landowner hold a court to judge people accused of having stolen goods or cattle.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To carry or haul something using a team of draft animals.
- (verb) To assign work to a gang of laborers working under a subcontractor.

## Origin

This comes from Middle English "tem" and Old English "tēam," meaning child-bearing, offspring, or a set of draught animals, going back through Proto-Germanic to a Proto-Indo-European root *dewk- meaning "to pull, lead." It is related to Dutch "toom" (bridle, reins), German "Zaum" (bridle), and Swedish "töm" (rein).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/team (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).