collaborate
verb (used without object)
to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work.
collaborating
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present participleof collaborate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Reggaeton came from Puerto Rico, by way of reggae en español; her lyrics and rhythms were different, and the people collaborating with her came from electronica, not the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meta is releasing a new open-weight AI model and collaborating with Apple to run it locally on high-end Mac computers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
UK forces are also collaborating with Interpol, shipping companies and vehicle manufacturers to address an issue "that spans globally", she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
OpenAI global policy chief Chris Lehane said on Tuesday that the company had been collaborating on AI safety issues with Anthropic and Google DeepMind for several weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Since the beginning of the year, Mary had spent hours, hundreds of them, perhaps, collaborating with her thirteen-year-old son the way she worked with Kazimierz Czarnecki.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
