Collocations for "team"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "team" in context.
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team
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [football, soccer, basketball, baseball] team
- the [winning, losing] team
- a [good, bad, poor, great] team
- the [home, away, visiting] team
- the [best, worst] team in the [league, country, world]
- the most [successful, improved, expensive] team
- a [work, sales, company] team
- a [school, college, university] team
- a team of [experts, scientists, negotiators, inspectors]
- [work, study] in a team
- [work] as a team
- as part of a team
- [play, cheer, root] for a team
- [bat, play] for the other team
- [support, follow, criticize] a team
- cheer on your team (to victory)
- try out for a team
- take a [hit, card, punch] for the team
- the team qualified for the [final, next round]
- the team was [knocked out, eliminated, disqualified]
- our team [won, lost, drew]
- is [part, a member] of a team
- [picked, selected, chosen] for the team
- [called up, drafted] into the team
- team [games, sports, competitions, events]
- team [spirit, rules, selection]
- is a (real) team player
- were teamed together on the [project, task, assignment]
- I was teamed with [Alex, a boy, my friend]
- team up against the [others, enemy]
- team up to [provide, win, develop, deliver, produce]
- (have) teamed our resources [to, and]
- teamed the dress with a [scarf, handbag]
'team' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CEO
- Canada
- Dutch
- I
- already
- anthem
- approach
- assembly
- assertive
- asset
- assignment
- assist
- atmosphere
- attack
- attorney
- average
- away
- back
- badge
- baseball
- basketball
- bat
- bear
- beat
- beef
- beginning
- berth
- blaze
- blood
- boo
- bounce
- bound
- brainstorm
- call
- captain
- capture
- caretaker
- celebration
- cement
- center
- chalk
- champion
- chance
- chant
- cheer
- chemistry
- choose
- chop
- clock
- coach