{
    "term": "coordinate",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "coordinate",
            "heSheIt": "coordinates"
        },
        "pastSimple": "coordinated",
        "pastParticiple": "coordinated",
        "ingForm": "coordinating"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well",
            "sensetop": "coordinate somethingcoordinate something with something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team.",
                    "contextForm": "coordinate something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a carefully coordinated policy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We try to coordinate our activities with those of other groups.",
                    "contextForm": "coordinate something with something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "highly"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make the different parts of your body work well together",
            "sensetop": "coordinate something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the part of the brain that coordinates body movements"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "highly"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if you coordinate clothes, furniture, etc. or if they coordinate, they look nice together",
            "sensetop": "coordinate (something) (with something)",
            "labels": "(rather formal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This shade coordinates with a wide range of other colours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has extended its coordinated clothing range."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["carefully", "closely", "highly"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinate__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪts/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinates__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinated__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinating__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinate__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪts/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinates__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinated__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/coordinate/coordinating__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (in the senses ‘of the same rank’ and ‘place in the same rank’): from co- ‘together’ + Latin ordinare (from ordo ‘order’), on the pattern of subordinate."
}