co-
koʊ
co- puts one more person beside the job
The picture Beside the one already standing there, a second one comes up and stands shoulder to shoulder. co- stands alongside and goes together; dis- pulls apart and moves away.
Where the picture shows up in co-
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someone working beside you
Ask my coworker at the next desk.
æsk maɪ ˈkoʊwɜːrkər æt ðə nekst desk
Ask the person at the next desk.
Two desks pushed side by side, two people looking at the same job.
co (together) + worker.
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two places pulling together
We cooperate with the clinic next door.
wiː koʊˈɑːpəreɪt wɪð ðə ˈklɪnɪk nekst dɔːr
We work together with the clinic next door.
A hand out of each of two buildings meets and grips in the middle.
co (together) + oper (work).
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lining several up
Who is coordinating the schedule?
huː ɪz koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈskedʒuːl
Who is lining the schedule up?
Cards that were sticking out at all angles are pulled into one straight row.
co (together) + ordin (row, order).
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one more name on the line
My sister co-signed the lease.
maɪ ˈsɪstər ˈkoʊsaɪnd ðə liːs
My sister signed the lease with me.
A second name is written alongside the first in the signature box.
co (together) + sign.
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a bill split two ways
Your copay is ten dollars.
jɔːr ˈkoʊpeɪ ɪz ten ˈdɑːlərz
Your share of the bill is ten dollars.
One bill on the counter, two hands each laying part of the money on it.
co (together) + pay.
All of it in one picture
co- is the gesture of setting one more beside. Add a person at the desk next to yours and you have a coworker; let two places pull on the same job and they cooperate. Line scattered times up neatly and you coordinate; put a second name under the first on the contract and you co-sign; split the bill between you and the insurer and that is your copay. So with co-, just ask who is standing alongside whom.