Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To place in the same order or rank.

    bring order and organization to

  2. (ambitransitive)To synchronize (activities).

    It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation.

    I was playing tennis for the first time, and it was difficult to coordinate.

    koordinieren, abstimmen

    координи́роватьkoordinírovatʹ, скоордини́роватьskoordinírovatʹ

    координува́тиkoordynuváty

  3. (ambitransitive)To match (objects, especially clothes).

    The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate.

    согласо́выватьsoglasóvyvatʹ, согласова́тьsoglasovátʹ

Examples

54 sentences
  1. Give me the coordinates.

    Дай мені координати. — deniko

    ruДайте мне координаты. — odexed

  2. Tom isn't very coordinated.

  3. Schedules are difficult to coordinate.

  4. Tom is coordinating this activity.

    ruТом координирует эту деятельность. — odexed

  5. We need a coordinated effort.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to synchronize:
Русский
By meaning 2
to synchronize:
to match:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to synchronize:

Origin

From Medieval Latin coōrdinātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.

From Medieval Latin coōrdinātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French coordonner.

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Forms

coordinates, coordinating, coordinated, coordinated
Base formcoordinate · to coordinate
3rd person singularcoordinates
Present participlecoordinating
Past simplecoordinated
Past participlecoordinated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycoordinate
he, she, itcoordinates

Past simpleLesson

all personscoordinated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave coordinated
he, she, ithas coordinated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill coordinate

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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