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Work Sth I Worked Transitive Working Make çalışmak

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Kind verb
Front work 
IPA  /wɜːk   / verb
Back çalışmak; çalıştırmak
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work (verb)

 /wɜːk   / verb
 
DO JOB/TASK
1 [intransitive, transitive]
 work (as sth) (for sb); work (at/on sth); work (to do sth)
to do sth which needs physical or mental effort, in order to earn money or to achieve sth
çalışmak; çalıştırmak
 She's working for a large firm in Glasgow.
 I'd like to work as a newspaper reporter.
 Doctors often work extremely long hours.
 My teacher said that I wouldn't pass the exam unless I worked harder.
 I hear she's working on a new novel.
 I'm going to stay in tonight and work at my project.
 Police and parents are working together to tackle drug abuse in the area.
 note at JOB, OFFICE
MAKE EFFORT
2 [transitive]
to make yourself/sb work, especially very hard
çalıştırmak, zorlamak
 The coach works the players very hard in training.
 You'll work yourself to death if you're not careful.
MACHINE
3 [intransitive, transitive]
to function; to make sth function; to operate
çalışmak, işlemek;
işletmek, çalıştırmak
 Our telephone hasn't been working for several days.
 We still don't really understand how the brain works.
 Can you show me how to work the photocopier?
HAVE RESULT
4 [intransitive]
to have the result or effect that you want; to be successful
işe yaramak, başarılı olmak, yürümek
 Your idea sounds good but I don't think it will really work.
 The heat today could work in favour of the African runners.
USE MATERIALS
5 [intransitive, transitive]
to use materials to make a model, a picture, etc.
işlemek
 He worked the clay into the shape of a horse.
 She usually works in/with oils or acrylics.
MOVE GRADUALLY
6 [intransitive, transitive]
to move gradually to a new position or state
olmak;
zorlukla geçmek
 Engineers check the plane daily, because nuts and screws can work loose (gevşeyebilir).
 I watched the snail work its way up the wall.
IDIOMS
work/perform miracles
to achieve very good results
mucizeler gerçekleştirmek
 The new diet and exercise programme have worked miracles for her.
work/sweat your guts out
(informal)
to work extremely hard
çok sıkı çalışmak
 I've worked my guts out for this exam.
work to rule
to follow the rules of your job in a very strict way in order to cause delay, as a form of protest against your employer or your working conditions
 (protesto amacıyla) işi yavaşlatmak
PHRASAL VERBS
work out
1 to develop or progress, especially in a good way
yolunda gitmek
 I hope things work out for you.
 2 to do physical exercises in order to keep your body fit
idman yapmak, antrenman yapmak
 We work out to music at my exercise class.
work out (at)
to come to a particular result or total after everything has been calculated
 (belli bir fiyata/sonuca) gelmek, çıkmak, tutmak
 If we divide the work between us it'll work out at about four hours each.
work sb out
to understand sb
 (birini) anlamak, çözmek
 I've never been able to work her out.
work sth out
1 to find the answer to sth; to solve sth
çözmek, halletmek
 I can't work out how to do this.
 2 to calculate sth
hesaplamak
 I worked out the total cost.
 3 to plan sth
planlamak
 Have you worked out the route through France?
work up to sth
to develop or progress to sth
giderek artırmak, -e doğru ilerlemek
 Start with 15 minutes' exercise and gradually work up to 30.
work sth up
to develop or improve sth with effort
geliştirmek
 I'm trying to work up the energy to go out.
work sb/yourself up (into sth)
to make sb/yourself become angry, excited, upset, etc.
 (öfkeli, heyecanlı, endişeli vb.) hale getirmek
 He had worked himself up into a state of anxiety about his interview.
 

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