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work(verb)/wɜːk/ /wɜːrk/Verb Forms- to do something that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of a job
- I can't work if I'm cold.
- The kids always work hard at school.
- The whole team is currently working on the project.
- He is working on a new novel.
- She's outside, working on the car.
- I've been working at my assignment all day.
- Work with a partner to solve the problem.
- We work closely with clients to develop specific solutions.
- Doctors often work very long hours.
- He works shifts at a metal plant.
Extra Examples- An architect must work within the confines of the laws of physics.
- Employees are motivated to work harder for a variety of different reasons.
- I've spent three hours working at this problem.
- I work more efficiently on my own.
- We worked steadily away all morning.
- I got to work with leading architects.
- We will continue to work with suppliers and listen to customers.
- I have to work unsociable hours at times.
- I am willing to work hard to accomplish this.
- The police are actively working with different groups in the community.
- She is working on an important murder case.
- They are working in close partnership with the local council.
- She met other artists who worked in similar ways to her.
- The department works on issues of special concern to women.
- They don't want to work seven days a week.
- to have a job
- Both my parents work.
- to work in an office/a factory
- She works for an engineering company.
- My father wants me to work for him when I leave school.
- I've always worked in education.
- He worked in the oil industry for twenty years.
- Do you enjoy working with children?
- My son is working as a teacher.
Extra Examples- the people you work with
- people who have worked closely together over a period of time
- A lot of mothers choose to work part-time.
- He's working as a builder at the moment.
- He was found to be working illegally and was deported.
- I work primarily with young children.
- She works for an oil company.
- He works directly with customers.
- I prefer to work as part of a team.
- I needed a job which would enable me to work at home.
- They have lived and worked in the area all their life.
- Many of them had the opportunity to work or study abroad.
- The school is a great place to work.
- She works with young people.
- She is working in the field of historic preservation.
- It is great to work in an environment that encourages creativity.
- She is still working at the age of 80.
- He works from home (= does paid work at home) two days a week.
- to make efforts to achieve something
- She dedicated her life to working for peace.
- The committee is working to get the prisoners freed.
- We have proved that different groups can work harmoniously together.
- The police and the public need to work together to combat crime.
Extra Examples- Emergency teams were working around the clock to make the homes secure.
- Farmers must work together for their own economic good.
- We are actively working to increase the number of women in science.
- They worked tirelessly to promote the charity.
- I'm working on a plan to get out of this situation.
- to make yourself/somebody work, especially very hard
- She works herself too hard.
- He says they're working him hard.
- to function; to operate
- The printer isn't working.
- How does the device actually work?
- Are they any closer to understanding how the brain works?
- It works by electricity.
- The filtration process works by physically removing the contaminants from the water.
Extra Examples- My limbs seemed to be working independently of each other.
- The machine is tested regularly to make sure it is working properly.
- The fish's eyes can work independently of each other.
- Both ends must be securely sealed for it to work effectively.
- to make a machine, device, etc. operate
- Do you know how to work the coffee machine?
- The machine is worked by wind power.
- to have the result or effect that you want
- The pills the doctor gave me aren't working.
- My plan worked, and I got them to agree.
- The system seemed to work well.
- Everything worked very smoothly.
- His charm doesn't work on me (= does not affect or impress me).
Extra Examples- Organic farming works best with a wide variety of crops.
- I might have an idea that would work perfectly.
- to have a particular effect
- Your age can work against you in this job.
- Speaking Italian should work in his favour.
Extra Examples- You can make your youth work to your advantage.
- Increased measures to keep out unwanted foreigners work to the disadvantage of genuine refugees.
- The fact that you are experienced should work in your favour.
- to manage or operate something to gain benefit from it
- to work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.)
- Boys who didn't go to school worked the land with their fathers.
- He works a large area (= selling a company's goods, etc.).
- You have to learn how to work the system if you want to succeed.
- She was a skilful speaker who knew how to work a crowd (= to excite them or make them feel something strongly).
- to make a material into a particular shape or form by pressing, stretching, hitting it, etc.
- to work clay
- to work gold
- to work the mixture into a paste
- to use a particular material to produce a picture or other item
- an artist working in oils
- a craftsman working with wool
- to move violently
- He stared at me in horror, his mouth working.
- to move or pass to a particular place or state, usually gradually
- It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
- He worked his way to the top of his profession.
- I was tied up, but managed to work myself free.
- The screw had worked loose.
- to arrange something in a particular way, especially by being clever
- Can you work it so that we get free tickets?
Word Origin- Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch werk and German Werk, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ergon.
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