Meaning & use
collaborate with us
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
An invitation or request for people or organizations to work together with the speaker's group on a project or goal.
Grammar: Used as a complete call to action, often on websites or in proposals; it is not a full sentence with a subject.
Patterns
- collaborate with us on something
- collaborate with us to do something
If you share our vision for clean energy, collaborate with us on the next phase of the project.
The research center invites local businesses to collaborate with us in developing new training materials.
We are looking for partners who want to collaborate with us to improve literacy in rural schools.
Common combinations
- invite someone to collaborate with us
- We invited several universities to collaborate with us on the study.
- willing to collaborate with us
- Are you willing to collaborate with us on this campaign?
- opportunity to collaborate with us
- This is a great opportunity to collaborate with us and reach a wider audience.
Synonyms and how they differ
- work with us
- More general and neutral; it can mean simply being employed by us or doing any task together, not necessarily a joint project.
- partner with us
- Suggests a more formal, long-term relationship with shared risks and rewards, often in business contexts.
Word family
- collaboration noun
- The act of working together with others.
- collaborative adjective
- Involving two or more people or groups working together.
- collaborator noun
- A person who works jointly with others on a project.
Commonly confused: collaborate with us or cooperate with us?
collaborate with us vs cooperate with us
'Cooperate' often means doing what someone asks or helping without necessarily sharing the same goal; 'collaborate' implies working together as equals on a shared aim.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'collaborate with us' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The verb 'collaborate' is followed by 'on' or 'in' when mentioning a project, or by 'to' + infinitive for an action. Option 0 uses 'on' correctly. 'To' before a noun (option 1) is wrong; 'for' (option 2) can sometimes mean 'for the benefit of' but is less natural here; 'at' (option 3) suggests location, not joint work.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “collaborate with us”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.