work with sb
phr. v..phr. v.. To do a job or task together with another person or group; to be someone's colleague.
phr. v.. To collaborate with a person or group on a task, or to be employed at the same organization as someone.
I work with my brother at the same company.
For this project, you will work with a partner to prepare a short presentation.
The historian had to work with archivists across three continents to piece together the diplomat's fragmented correspondence.
- Particles
- with
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- work + with + object
The object is the person, team, or organization you collaborate with.
Contrast with 'work for sb' (to be employed by them) and 'work on sth' (to be busy with a specific task or project).
I work my colleague on this report.I work with my colleague on this report.The preposition 'with' is required to introduce the person you are collaborating with.