collaborar
Colaborar is a Spanish verb meaning to collaborate or to cooperate, that is, to work together with others toward a common goal. It is commonly used in academic, professional, and community contexts to describe joint effort, shared responsibility, and complementary contributions. The noun form is colaboración, and a person who collaborates is colaborador or colaboradora. The standard Spanish spelling is colaborar with a single l; a form spelled with double l (collaborar) is not considered standard and is usually a misspelling influenced by English or branding.
Etymology: Colaborar comes from Latin collaborare, formed from con- (together) and laborare (to work). Over time,
Usage and grammar: Colaborar is a regular -ar verb. It takes the preposition con when specifying the
See also: Colaboración, colaborador, colaboración institucional. In English, the equivalent verb is to collaborate, often used