join forces

join forces
verb
work together on a common enterprise of project (Freq. 2)
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The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well

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We joined forces with another research group

Syn: ↑collaborate, ↑cooperate, ↑get together
Derivationally related forms: ↑cooperative (for: ↑cooperate), ↑cooperation (for: ↑cooperate), ↑cooperator (for: ↑cooperate), ↑collaborative (for: ↑collaborate), ↑collaboration (for: ↑collaborate), ↑collaborator (for: ↑collaborate)
Hypernyms: ↑work
Hyponyms: ↑collaborate, ↑play along, ↑go along
Verb Group: ↑collaborate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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combine efforts

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join forces (also combine forces)
: to begin working together in order to achieve something

We must all join forces to prevent violence.

— often + with

The company has joined forces with local environmental groups.

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Main Entry:force
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join forces — see force, 1
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Main Entry:join

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