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working ADJ

1. working (employed):

working
working population
working population
working day, week
working people
working people

2. working (pertaining to work):

working

3. working (functioning):

working
to be in good working order
a working hypothesis

hard-working [ˌhɑ:dˈwɜ:kɪŋ, Am ˌhɑ:rdˈwɜ:r-] ADJ

hard-working
hard-working

working class N

working class

working-class ADJ

working-class
working-class
working-class

working day N

working day
working day ADMIN

I. work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] N

1. work no pl (useful activity, employment):

to get to work (on sth)

2. work no pl (employment):

3. work no pl (place):

4. work a. ART, MUS (product):

to be sb's work

5. work pl (factory, + sing/pl vb):

6. work pl a. fig (working parts):

7. work inf (everything):

II. work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

1. work (be busy, do job):

2. work (function):

3. work (have effect):

4. work (make progress towards sth):

Phrases:

III. work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB trans

1. work (make sb work):

2. work (do work):

3. work (operate):

4. work (achieve):

5. work (bring about):

6. work (shape):

7. work (exploit):

8. work:

to work a treat Brit inf
to work a treat Brit inf

9. work:

work min
work AGR

casual labour N no pl, casual work N no pl

clerical work N no pl

donkey work no pl N inf

life work N no pl

manual work N

pioneer work N

research work N

social work N no pl

temp-work [ˈtempwɜ:k] N

welfare work N

work in VB trans

1. work in (mix in):

2. work in (include):

work off VB trans (release)

work off calories, meal
work off calories, meal

work on VB trans

work on book, project
work on answer
work on inf

I. work out VB trans

1. work out (reason):

work out solution, answer

2. work out (calculate):

3. work out (understand):

II. work out VB intr

1. work out (give a result):

to work out at £10

2. work out (be a success):

work out plan
work out plan
work out marriage
how are things working out?

3. work out (do exercise):

Present
Iwork
youwork
he/she/itworks
wework
youwork
theywork
Past
Iworked
youworked
he/she/itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
Present Perfect
Ihaveworked
youhaveworked
he/she/ithasworked
wehaveworked
youhaveworked
theyhaveworked
Past Perfect
Ihadworked
youhadworked
he/she/ithadworked
wehadworked
youhadworked
theyhadworked