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If you w___ someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job.If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job.They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this.They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death. verbPeople who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.He works for the U.S. Department of Transport.I started working in a recording studio.Where do you work?He worked as a bricklayer's mate.I want to work, I don't want to be on welfare.When you work, you do the things that you are paid or required to do in your job.I can't talk to you right now–I'm working.He was working at his desk.Some firms expect the guards to work twelve hours a day.When you work, you spend time and effort doing a task that needs to be done or trying to achieve something.Linda spends all her time working on the garden.While I was working on my letter the telephone rang.Leonard was working at his German. His mistakes made her laugh.The most important reason for coming to university is to work for a degree.The government expressed hope that all the sides will work towards a political solution.There was a lot of work to do on their house.We hadn't appreciated how much work was involved in organizing a wedding.He said that the peace plan would be rejected because it needed more work.If someone is working on a particular subject or question, they are studying or researching it.Professor Bonnet has been working for many years on molecules of this type.Our work shows that 10 per cent of families were behind on their rent or mortgage.If you work with a person or a group of people, you spend time and effort trying to help them in some way.She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer.He knew then that he wanted to work among the poor....a highly respected doctor who is noted for his work with the poor.She became involved in social and relief work among the refugees.If a machine or piece of equipment works, it operates and performs a particular function.The pump doesn't work and we have no running water.Is the telephone working today?Ned turned on the lanterns, which worked with batteries.If an idea, system, or way of doing something works, it is successful, effective, or satisfactory .95 per cent of these diets do not work.If lust is all there is to hold you together, the relationship will never work.I shouldn't have come, I knew it wouldn't work.A methodical approach works best.If a drug or medicine works, it produces a particular physical effect.I wake at 6am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours.The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.If something works in your favour, it helps you in some way. If something works to your disadvantage, it causes problems for you in some way.One factor thought to have worked in his favour is his working class image.This obviously works against the interests of the child.If something or someone works their magic or works their charms on a person, they have a powerful positive effect on them.As Foreign Secretary, he had to work his charm on leaders from Stalin to Truman.Our spirits rallied as the hot tea worked its magic.If your mind or brain is working, you are thinking about something or trying to solve a problem.My mind was working frantically, running over the events of the evening.If you work on an assumption or idea, you act as if it were true or base other ideas on it, until you have more information.We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion.If you work a particular area or type of place, you travel around that area or work in those places as part of your job, for example trying to sell something there.Brand has been working the clubs and the pubs since 1986, developing her comedy act.This is the seventh year that he has worked the streets of Manhattan.If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job.They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this.They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death.If someone, often a politician or entertainer, works a crowd, they create a good relationship with the people in the crowd and get their support or interest.The Prime Minister has an ability to work a crowd–some might even suggest it is a kind of charm.He worked the room like a politician, gripping hands, and slapping backs.When people work the land, they do all the tasks involved in growing crops.Farmers worked the fertile valleys.When a mine is worked, minerals such as coal or gold are removed from it.The mines had first been worked in 1849, when gold was discovered in California.Only an agreed number of men was allowed to work any given seam at any given time.If you work a machine or piece of equipment, you use or control it.Many adults still depend on their children to work the computer.If something works into a particular state or condition, it gradually moves so that it is in that state or condition.A screw had worked loose from my glasses.If you work a substance such as dough or clay, you keep pressing it to make it have a particular texture .Work the dough with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth.Remove rind from the cheese and work it to a firm paste, with a fork.If you work a material such as metal, leather, or stone, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something or to create a design....the machines needed to extract and work the raw stone....a long, cool tunnel of worked stone.If you work with a particular substance or material, you use it in order to make something or to create a design.He studied sculpture because he enjoyed working with clay.If you work a part of your body, or if it works, you move it.Each position will work the muscles in a different way.Her mouth was working in her sleep.nounPeople who have work or who are in work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.Fewer and fewer people are in work.I was out of work at the time.She'd have enough money to provide for her children until she could find work.What kind of work do you do?Your work consists of the things you are paid or required to do in your job.We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do.I used to take work home, but I don't do it any more.There have been days when I have finished work at 2pm.The film highlights the stressful and difficult aspects of the teacher's work.Work is the place where you do your job.Many people travel to work by car.She told her friends at work that she was trying to lose weight.Work is something which you produce as a result of an activity or as a result of doing your job.It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work.Tidiness in the workshop is really essential for producing good work.That's a beautiful piece of work. You should be proud of it.A work is something such as a painting, book, or piece of music produced by an artist, writer, or composer.In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work.Under his arm, there was a book which looked like the complete works of Shakespeare.The church has several valuable works of art.A works is a place where something is manufactured or where an industrial process is carried out. Works is used to refer to one or to more than one of these places.The steel works could be seen for miles....a recycling works....the works canteen.Works are activities such as digging the ground or building on a large scale....six years of disruptive building works, road construction and urban development.You can say the works after listing things such as someone's possessions or requirements, to emphasize that they possess or require everything you can think of in a particular category .Amazing place he's got there–squash courts, swimming pool, jacuzzi, the works. A1

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query	If you w___ someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job.If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job. They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this. They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death.
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full-definition	verb People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. He works for the U.S. Department of Transport. I started working in a recording studio. Where do you work? He worked as a bricklayer's mate. I want to work, I don't want to be on welfare. When you work, you do the things that you are paid or required to do in your job. I can't talk to you right now–I'm working. He was working at his desk. Some firms expect the guards to work twelve hours a day. When you work, you spend time and effort doing a task that needs to be done or trying to achieve something. Linda spends all her time working on the garden. While I was working on my letter the telephone rang. Leonard was working at his German. His mistakes made her laugh. The most important reason for coming to university is to work for a degree. The government expressed hope that all the sides will work towards a political solution. There was a lot of work to do on their house. We hadn't appreciated how much work was involved in organizing a wedding. He said that the peace plan would be rejected because it needed more work. If someone is working on a particular subject or question, they are studying or researching it. Professor Bonnet has been working for many years on molecules of this type. Our work shows that 10 per cent of families were behind on their rent or mortgage. If you work with a person or a group of people, you spend time and effort trying to help them in some way. She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer. He knew then that he wanted to work among the poor. ...a highly respected doctor who is noted for his work with the poor. She became involved in social and relief work among the refugees. If a machine or piece of equipment works, it operates and performs a particular function. The pump doesn't work and we have no running water. Is the telephone working today? Ned turned on the lanterns, which worked with batteries. If an idea, system, or way of doing something works, it is successful, effective, or satisfactory . 95 per cent of these diets do not work. If lust is all there is to hold you together, the relationship will never work. I shouldn't have come, I knew it wouldn't work. A methodical approach works best. If a drug or medicine works, it produces a particular physical effect. I wake at 6am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours. The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain. If something works in your favour, it helps you in some way. If something works to your disadvantage, it causes problems for you in some way. One factor thought to have worked in his favour is his working class image. This obviously works against the interests of the child. If something or someone works their magic or works their charms on a person, they have a powerful positive effect on them. As Foreign Secretary, he had to work his charm on leaders from Stalin to Truman. Our spirits rallied as the hot tea worked its magic. If your mind or brain is working, you are thinking about something or trying to solve a problem. My mind was working frantically, running over the events of the evening. If you work on an assumption or idea, you act as if it were true or base other ideas on it, until you have more information. We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion. If you work a particular area or type of place, you travel around that area or work in those places as part of your job, for example trying to sell something there. Brand has been working the clubs and the pubs since 1986, developing her comedy act. This is the seventh year that he has worked the streets of Manhattan. If you work someone, you make them spend time and effort doing a particular activity or job. They're working me too hard. I'm too old for this. They didn't take my father away, but kept him in the village and worked him to death. If someone, often a politician or entertainer, works a crowd, they create a good relationship with the people in the crowd and get their support or interest. The Prime Minister has an ability to work a crowd–some might even suggest it is a kind of charm. He worked the room like a politician, gripping hands, and slapping backs. When people work the land, they do all the tasks involved in growing crops. Farmers worked the fertile valleys. When a mine is worked, minerals such as coal or gold are removed from it. The mines had first been worked in 1849, when gold was discovered in California. Only an agreed number of men was allowed to work any given seam at any given time. If you work a machine or piece of equipment, you use or control it. Many adults still depend on their children to work the computer. If something works into a particular state or condition, it gradually moves so that it is in that state or condition. A screw had worked loose from my glasses. If you work a substance such as dough or clay, you keep pressing it to make it have a particular texture . Work the dough with the palm of your hand until it is very smooth. Remove rind from the cheese and work it to a firm paste, with a fork. If you work a material such as metal, leather, or stone, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something or to create a design. ...the machines needed to extract and work the raw stone. ...a long, cool tunnel of worked stone. If you work with a particular substance or material, you use it in order to make something or to create a design. He studied sculpture because he enjoyed working with clay. If you work a part of your body, or if it works, you move it. Each position will work the muscles in a different way. Her mouth was working in her sleep. noun People who have work or who are in work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. Fewer and fewer people are in work. I was out of work at the time. She'd have enough money to provide for her children until she could find work. What kind of work do you do? Your work consists of the things you are paid or required to do in your job. We're supposed to be running a business here. I've got work to do. I used to take work home, but I don't do it any more. There have been days when I have finished work at 2pm. The film highlights the stressful and difficult aspects of the teacher's work. Work is the place where you do your job. Many people travel to work by car. She told her friends at work that she was trying to lose weight. Work is something which you produce as a result of an activity or as a result of doing your job. It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work. Tidiness in the workshop is really essential for producing good work. That's a beautiful piece of work. You should be proud of it. A work is something such as a painting, book, or piece of music produced by an artist, writer, or composer. In my opinion, this is Rembrandt's greatest work. Under his arm, there was a book which looked like the complete works of Shakespeare. The church has several valuable works of art. A works is a place where something is manufactured or where an industrial process is carried out. Works is used to refer to one or to more than one of these places. The steel works could be seen for miles. ...a recycling works. ...the works canteen. Works are activities such as digging the ground or building on a large scale. ...six years of disruptive building works, road construction and urban development. You can say the works after listing things such as someone's possessions or requirements, to emphasize that they possess or require everything you can think of in a particular category . Amazing place he's got there–squash courts, swimming pool, jacuzzi, the works.
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