Work & careers

coordinate

organize plans with other people

To coordinate is to organize people or activities so that they work well together.

B2 common speech & writing

Hear it in real life

Can everyone meet at six?

I'll coordinate with the team and let you know.

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I helped coordinate a fundraising event for the local hospital.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need to coordinate with everyone's schedule.

Say: I need to coordinate everyone's schedules.

Use “coordinate” directly with the schedules or plans you are organising.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

coordinate plans; coordinate with someone

Your turn: say it out loud

I helped coordinate a fundraising event for the local hospital.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

coordinate

organize plans with other people

“I helped coordinate a fundraising event for the local hospital.”

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