team
noun /tiːm/
/tiːm/
[countable + singular or plural verb]Idioms - a group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people
- a football/basketball/soccer team
- They play volleyball for the national team.
- We played against a team from the neighbouring school.
- (British English) Whose team are you in?
- (North American English) Whose team are you on?
- The team is/are not playing very well this season.
- a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players)
Extra ExamplesTopics Games and toysa1, Sports: ball and racket sportsa1- Cole has been selected for the team to meet Italy next week.
- I'm playing for the first team this week.
- Our team lost the final.
- The team competes in a local league.
- Can you get a team together by Saturday?
- He hopes to sign with an NFL team.
- She's in the team for the World Championships.
- Spain are fielding a three-man team in this race.
- There are six teams taking part.
- You didn't make the team, I'm afraid.
- After two years out with injury, he's back on the team.
- Giles led his team to a first Test victory for 10 years.
- He is likely to be selected for the England cricket team to play South Africa.
- We want to encourage team sports in schools.
- What team do you support?
- The lads were given a rousing half-time team talk by the coach.
- We have a great team chemistry.
- The manager gives his team talks in English.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- home
- hometown
- away
- …
- field
- have
- choose
- …
- enter
- get into
- make it into
- …
- game
- sport
- captain
- …
- in a/the team
- on a/the team
- team for
- …
- a group of people who work together at a particular job
- a team member/leader
- a member of the senior management team
- She leads a research team of twenty scientists.
- He joined the legal team five years ago.
- team of somebody A team of experts has/have been called in to investigate.
- He works with a team of researchers.
- She was part of the design team working on the project.
- as a team We're learning to work together as a team.
- We have a team of eight working on product development.
- The charity sent a team to the area hit by the earthquake.
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries.
- It took a tremendous team effort to finish the project on time.
- The team will work closely with other government departments.
- There are 20 people in the team.
- Willing volunteers formed teams of helpers to carry everything in.
- You and I make a good team.
- a crack team of lawyers
- a joint team of European and North American economists
- a specially trained team of advisers
- a member of the senior management team
- the Army Parachute Display Team
- He thanked his legal team and his family for their support.
- He was part of a research team under Professor James.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- joint
- five-strong
- husband-and-wife
- …
- assemble
- build
- form
- …
- comprise somebody
- consist of somebody
- develop something
- …
- leader
- member
- player
- …
- in a/the team
- on a/the team
- team of
- …
- a member of a team
- part of a team
- two or more animals that are used together to pull a cart, etc.Topics Farmingc2
Word OriginOld English tēam ‘team of draught animals’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zaum ‘bridle’, also tow, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ducere ‘to lead’.
Idioms
take one for the team (informal)
- to give up something that is important to you or to do something that is unpleasant in order to benefit your friends or colleagues
- Sometimes you have to take one for the team.
- I know it sounds unfair, but we need you to take one for the team.