coordinating Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bring order and organization to
    coordinate; organize; organise.
    • Can you help me organize my files?
  2. verb bring into common action, movement, or condition
    coordinate.
    • coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers
    • coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues
    • coordinate our efforts
  3. verb be co-ordinated
    coordinate.
    • These activities coordinate well
  4. verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
    ordinate; coordinate; align.
    • align the wheels of my car
    • ordinate similar parts
  5. adjective serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
    coordinative.
    • `and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction

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