team

team is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

teach - team - telephone

team is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ti:m/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: teem

Noun

Singular team

Plural teams

1. (countable) A team is a group of people who play or work together on the same side.

   She is a member of the coaching team which led Great Britain to victory over Australia at last year's games.

   The operation was performed by a medical team led by Dr. Wood.

Verb

Plain form team

Third-person singular teams

Past tense teamed

Past participle teamed

Present participle teaming

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you team two people, groups, or things, you group them to work together.

   Five of London's finest hairdressers have teamed together and will be opening their new salon.