English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cooperative Pronunciation
Cooperative is pronounced koh-AH-per-ay-tiv, IPA /koʊˈɑpɝˌeɪtɪv/.
koh-AH-per-ay-tiv
US /koʊˈɑpɝˌeɪtɪv/ · UK /kəʊˈɒpərəˌtɪv/
Syllables: koh · AH · per · ay · tiv (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective; also noun: Willing to help or work with others, or a business owned by the people who run it.
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Cooperative in a Sentence
- The witness was entirely cooperative.
- They buy their feed through a farmers' cooperative.
- A cooperative approach would save everyone time.
Common Mispronunciations of Cooperative
Not KOO-per-uh-tiv
The two o letters are two separate vowels, not the oo of food. The first is a full koh and the second opens the next beat.
Not koh-oh-puh-RAY-tiv
Everything after the second beat falls away quietly, and the AH is where the volume lands.
Tip: Some writers still spell it co-operative with a hyphen, and older books use a dieresis over the second o. Both devices exist to stop readers saying koo.
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