work
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/wɜːrk/
🇬🇧
/wɜːk/
verb
A1
to do a job or task that needs effort
She has to work hard to finish her project.
A1
to have a job
He wants to work in a hospital.
A1
to try hard to get something done
They work together to clean the park.
R
to make someone work too hard
Don't work yourself too much; take breaks.
A2
to function or operate
The clock doesn't work because the battery is dead.
R
to operate a machine or device
Can you work this new coffee maker?
B1
to succeed or have the desired effect
The plan didn't work as we hoped.
R
to have a particular effect
His kindness will work in his favor.
R
to use a system to your advantage
She knows how to work the rules to help others.
R
to shape a material by pressing or stretching
You need to work the dough until it's smooth.
R
to create art using a specific material
The artist likes to work with clay.
R
to move in a tense or violent way
His face began to work with emotion.
R
to move slowly to a different place or state
The medicine will work out of your body soon.
noun
A1
a job that you do to earn money
She found new work at a school.
A1
the place where you do your job or the time spent there
He leaves for work at eight every morning.
A1
the tasks and duties of your job
Her work involves helping customers.
A1
tasks that need to be done
There is a lot of work to do before the party.
R
materials used for doing work, like papers or books
She brought her work home to finish it.
A1
the use of effort to do or make something
Their work on the project was very important.
A2
something produced by effort, like a book or art
This painting is her best work.
A2
a piece of art, music, or writing
He enjoys reading the work of famous authors.
R
the result of someone's action
The broken window is the work of a stray ball.
R
activities involving building or repairing
Road work is causing traffic delays.
R
a place where things are made or processed
The steel work employs many people.
R
the moving parts of a machine
R
everything included
For dinner, we ordered the works: pizza, salad, and drinks.
R
the use of force to produce movement
translation
to do a job or task that needs effort; to have a job; to try hard to get something done; to make someone work too hard; to function or operate; to operate a machine or device; to succeed or have the desired effect; to have a particular effect; to use a system to your advantage; to shape a material by pressing or stretching; to create art using a specific material; to move in a tense or violent way; to move slowly to a different place or state
a job that you do to earn money; the place where you do your job or the time spent there; the tasks and duties of your job; tasks that need to be done; materials used for doing work, like papers or books; the use of effort to do or make something; something produced by effort, like a book or art; a piece of art, music, or writing; the result of someone's action; activities involving building or repairing; a place where things are made or processed; the moving parts of a machine; everything included; the use of force to produce movement
Word Forms
3rd Present
works
Past
worked
Perfect
worked
Progressive
working
Plural
works