Examples of “coordinate” in a Sentence

verb To organize different people or activities so they work together effectively.

• Someone has to coordinate the lifts so nobody turns up at the airport alone.
• She coordinated the volunteers for the entire event.
• The two agencies coordinated their response to the flood.

noun A number or set of numbers that gives the position of a point on a graph, map, or grid.

• The pilot read out the coordinates of the island over the radio.
• Each point on the graph has an x coordinate and a y coordinate.
• Enter the coordinates of your destination into the GPS.

adjective Equal in rank, order, or importance.

• In this sentence, the two coordinate clauses are joined by the word and.
• The two managers hold coordinate positions, so neither can give the other orders.
• The two branches of government are coordinate, not one subordinate to the other.