Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

one of a set of numbers which give the exact position of a point on a map, computer screen etc

Watch out! You may see this word with another pronunciation and its meaning is then different.
Used as a noun, listen here, it means: one of a set of numbers which give the exact position of a point on a map, computer screen etc. Used as a verb, listen here, it means: to organize an activity so that the people involved in it work well together and achieve a good result.

edit
Usage examples (39)
  • He looked at the map to find out their exact coordinate.
  • coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers
  • These activities coordinate well
  • U.S. scientists say they have determined how widely separated regions of our brain coordinate complex activity.
...click for more
Tutoring comment
  • ''coordinate" is a heteronym, which means you may find it with different pronunciations and different meanings.
add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.