work together

To help each other do a task or reach a shared goal.

• We must work together.
• The two teams worked together to fix the problem.
• Can we work together on this project?

How to use it: work together on something (We worked together on the school play.); work together to do something (The neighbors worked together to clean the park.)

Similar words: cooperate, collaborate

Common phrases: work together effectively, work together closely

To have jobs in the same place or organization.

• We work together at the hospital.
• They worked together for ten years at the same factory.
• Do you and your brother work together?

Similar words: be coworkers

Common phrases: work together here, work together daily

To act as connected parts that help a whole system do its job.

• These parts work together.
• The heart and lungs work together to supply oxygen.
• The old software and new hardware did not work together properly.

How to use it: work together to do something (Several muscles work together to move your arm.)

Similar words: function together

Common phrases: work together smoothly, work together efficiently