team

team¹ W1S1 [ti:m] n

[: Old English; Origin: 'young of an animal, group of animals pulling something']

1.) a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group

football/basketball etc team

▪ Tim plays for the national volleyball team.

▪ What football team do you support ?

[also + plural verb British English]

▪ Our team are winning.

▪ He was a member of the team who won the 1998 Cup Final.

in a team

BrE /on a team AmE

▪ Is Mario going to be on the team this year?

team manager/coach

team game/sport

▪ team sports such as soccer and rugby

2.) a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job

team of

▪ a team of experts

management/research/sales etc team

▪ a senior member of the design team

▪ Our success lies in working together as a team .

▪ It was a tremendous team effort (=everyone worked well) .

▪ You need to choose a team leader .

3.) two or more animals that are used to pull a vehicle

team ²

team² v [T]

to put two things or people together, because they will look good or work well together

team sth with sth

▪ black trousers teamed with a bright shirt

team up phr v

to join with someone in order to work on something

team up with

▪ You can team up with one other class member if you want.