To combine effort with others to achieve a shared goal.
To do something as a group, helping each other to get it done.
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
Of people or groups: to combine efforts towards a shared goal.
"The two departments will need to work together closely if we're going to meet the launch deadline."
"We must work together to build a world of peace."
— Nelson Mandela, speech at the United Nations, 1998.
Of components, systems, or ideas: to function in combination to produce a result.
"Diet and exercise work together to improve your overall health."
To work in the same direction alongside others — fully transparent.
To do something as a group, helping each other to get it done.
Extremely common and versatile. Can apply to people, organisations, ideas, or even mechanical parts. Often used in motivational contexts ('We need to work together'). Not technically separable as 'together' is an adverb, not a particle that moves around the object.
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