teammate

«teammate» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is on the same team as you, in a sport, game… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a teammate, teammates)

meaning for a pupil

A teammate is a person who is on the same team as you, in a sport, game or school project. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport, good teammates pass the ball, encourage each other and play fair. In school group work, teammates share jobs and listen to each other. In stories, teammates help each other win or learn to get along. Phrases: «a good teammate», «pass to a teammate».

examples

• She passed the ball to her teammate. tree →
• My teammates cheered when I scored. tree →
• A good teammate shares the ball. tree →
• We hugged our teammates after the match. tree →
• Ask your teammates for ideas. tree →
• He said sorry to his teammate for the mistake. tree →
• My best friend is also my teammate. tree →
• Teammates should never blame each other. tree →

note

Countable. Usually one word (teammate), sometimes written «team-mate» in British English. Related: «classmate», «playmate», «schoolmate».

In the corpora

• In a team, blaming a teammate falsely can get him left out and makes the whole team weaker.
• Noah blamed his teammates for every loss, until they watched the replay together: he had been knocked out first every single time.
• Competing is fine, but hurting a teammate to win is never fine.
• Blaming a teammate for a loss splits the team; teams win and lose together.
• Rivals who respect each other's skill can become good teammates.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «teammate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.