Vocabulary Focus: Prefix co

1. Operate → Cooperate (v)

Meaning: to work together with others
Example: The two teams agreed to cooperate on the project.

Common collocations:

  • cooperate with someone

  • cooperate fully

  • cooperate closely


2. Worker → Coworker (n)

Meaning: a person you work with
Example: I often have lunch with my coworkers.

Common collocations:

  • friendly coworker

  • support from coworkers

  • relationship with coworkers


3. Author → Coauthor (n / v)

Meaning: a person who writes something together with another person
Example: She coauthored a research paper.

Common collocations:

  • coauthor a book

  • coauthor an article

  • coauthor with someone


4. Founder → Cofounder (n)

Meaning: one of two or more people who start a company or organisation
Example: He is the cofounder of a tech startup.

Common collocations:

  • company cofounder

  • cofounder and CEO

  • cofounder role


5. Worker → Coworking (adj / n)

Meaning: shared working space used by different people or companies
Example: She rents a desk in a coworking space.

Common collocations:

  • coworking space

  • coworking office

  • coworking community


6. Pilot → Copilot (n)

Meaning: the second pilot who assists the main pilot
Example: The copilot helped land the plane safely.

Common collocations:

  • pilot and copilot

  • flight copilot


7. Parent → Coparent (v / n)

Meaning: to share responsibility for raising a child
Example: They coparent their children after divorce.

Common collocations:

  • coparent successfully

  • coparenting arrangement

  • cooperative coparenting


8. Producer → Coproduce (v)

Meaning: to produce something together with others
Example: The film was coproduced by two studios.

Common collocations:

  • coproduced film

  • coproduce a project

  • international coproduction


9. Exist → Coexist (v)

Meaning: to live or exist together peacefully
Example: Different cultures can coexist in one city.

Common collocations:

  • coexist peacefully

  • coexist with

  • cultural coexistence


10. Operation → Coordination (n)

Meaning: organising people or activities to work together effectively
Example: The event required careful coordination.

Common collocations:

  • close coordination

  • coordination between teams

  • improve coordination