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cooperative

adjective (UK also co-operative)
 
 
/kəʊˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/ US  /koʊˈɑː.pɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/

Definition

B2 willing to help or do what people ask: I've asked them not to play their music so loudly, but they're not being very cooperative. → Opposite uncooperativeKind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating cooperatively (UK also co-operatively)
 
 
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of cooperative adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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