work together

Meaning

To 'work together' means to collaborate or cooperate with one or more people to achieve a common goal. In academic contexts, this refers to group projects, study sessions, or lab experiments where students share the effort.

Examples

• The teacher asked us to work together in groups of three.

  The teacher asked us to work together in groups of three.

• We need to work together to finish this science project by Friday.

  We need to work together to finish this science project by Friday.

• Students learn more when they work together and discuss their ideas.

  Students learn more when they work together and discuss their ideas.

• My classmate and I decided to work together to prepare for the final exam.

  My classmate and I decided to work together to prepare for the final exam.

• It is easier to solve difficult problems when we work together.

  It is easier to solve difficult problems when we work together.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We must work together with each other.

  ✓ We must work together.

  Adding 'with each other' after 'work together' is redundant, as the word 'together' already implies mutual action.

• ✗ The teacher wants us to make work together.

  ✓ The teacher wants us to work together.

  Learners sometimes add unnecessary verbs like 'make' or 'do' before the verb phrase 'work together'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• For this assignment, you can ___ with a partner.

  💡 Collaborate or cooperate on a task.

  Show answer

  work together

• We will finish the poster much faster if we all ___.

  💡 Combine our efforts as a group.

  Show answer

  work together