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collective
collective
Meaning of collective
English
done or shared by a group of people
Deutsch
von einer Gruppe von Menschen gemeinsam getan oder geteilt
Pronunciation
British English
/kəˈlektɪv/
American English
/kəˈlektɪv/
collective with German translation
collective usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
The students made a collective decision.
Die Schüler trafen eine kollektive Entscheidung.
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
The win was a collective effort.
Der Sieg war eine kollektive Leistung.
collective synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between collective, joint, shared, and common
J
🇬🇧English
joint
shared by two or more parties
very often
ENThey opened a joint bank account.
ENWe have a shared kitchen in the dorm.
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C
🇬🇧English
common
belonging to all; also means frequent
very often
ENEnglish is our common language at work.
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Questions about this word
What does collective mean?
done or shared by a group of people
How do you pronounce collective?
collective is pronounced [kəˈlektɪv].
How is collective used in a sentence?
Die Schüler trafen eine kollektive Entscheidung. Translation: The students made a collective decision.
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