collude
To act in concert withTo act in concert with; to conspire.
» William colluded with a rival company.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo act in concert with; to conspire.
zusammenspielen, kolludieren, konspirieren
сгова́риватьсяsgovárivatʹsja, сговори́тьсяsgovorítʹsja
змовля́тисяzmovljátysja, змо́витисяzmóvytysja
- act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
Examples
3 sentencesWilliam colluded with a rival company.
The lecturer warned students not to collude on their assignment.
deDer Dozent warnte die Studenten, daß sie bei den Hausaufgaben nicht heimlich zusammenarbeiten sollten. — Waldelfe
We colluded and celebrate with Peter for his birthday without informing him in advance.
Translations
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Origin
* From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”).* From Latin collūdere, from con- and lūdere (“to play”).
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Forms
colludes, colluding, colluded, colludedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.