Teamwork Terminology

adjective jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated

• The team made a concerted effort to finish the project ahead of schedule.
• We all worked together in a concerted way to clean up the mess.
• The group put in a concerted push to reach their sales target for the month.
• The flowers in the garden seemed to be in a concerted dance, swaying in unison with the wind.

verb to be logically or emotionally connected; to remain united or cohesive

adverb in a way that is logically or emotionally connected; in a united or cohesive manner

• The various elements of the research report need to hang together cohesively.
• I'm not sure how all these pieces of information are supposed to hang together.
• We need to figure out how to make all these different ideas hang together.
• The team's success will depend on how well they can hang together through tough times.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

• The two companies decided to join forces in order to increase their market share.
• Let's join forces and work together to get this project done on time.
• Hey, you wanna join forces and throw a party this weekend?
• The superhero and the sidekick decided to join forces to defeat the villain once and for all.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'hand' is a noun as it refers to a part of the body.

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being. 'Lend' is a verb as it indicates the action of giving something temporarily.

article a word that specifies a noun. 'A' is an article that precedes the noun 'hand' in this phrase.

• I would greatly appreciate it if you could lend a hand with the project presentation.
• Hey, could you lend a hand with moving this heavy furniture?
• Yo, can you help me out and lend a hand with setting up the party?
• Sometimes all we need is a friend to lend a hand during tough times.

noun a person who is on the same team as another

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• It is important to communicate effectively with your teammate to ensure success in the project.
• Make sure to have your teammate's back during the game.
• My teammate and I are like peanut butter and jelly - we work great together.
• In the game of life, your teammate is your most valuable player.