cooperate
verb (used without object)
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
cooperated
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past participleof cooperate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cooperate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cooperateverb (used without object)to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
Example Sentences
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Sanofi said the it cooperated with the commission throughout the investigation, which ended without finding any infringement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The act's most controversial element - offering immunity from prosecution to suspects who cooperated with an information recovery body - was disapplied after being found by the courts to be unlawful.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
After Kao’s arrest, he added, the company fully cooperated with law enforcement.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Along with the stigma this created, the tactic allowed Flynn’s defense to claim she had cooperated with prosecutors under threat of a criminal charge for what the newspaper delicately called the “illegal operation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Her body wouldn’t have cooperated even if she’d had the desire to go.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
