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Complete Definition of "work"

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Etymology 1
OE. weorc, worc; akin to Old Frisian werk, wirk, Old Saxon, Dutch werk, German Werk, Old High German werc, werah, Icelandic & Swedish verk, Danish vÃ¦rk, Gothic gawaÃºrki, Ancient Greek á¼�Ï�Î´Ï� (to do), Avestan verez (to work). Cognates include: bulwark, energy, erg, georgic, liturgy, metallurgy, organ, surgeon, wright.

Noun
en-noun

uncountable labour|Labour, employment, occupation, job.

#: I go to work everyday.

uncountable effort|Effort expended on a particular task.

#: Holding a brick over your head is hard work.
#: It takes a lot of work to write a dictionary.

uncountable context|Physics A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force*distance. No work is done if the object does not move.

#: Work is done against friction to drag a bag along the ground.

uncountable (Thermodynamics) A nonthermal First Law energy in transit between one form or repository and another. Also, a means of accomplishing such transit.¹.
countable A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.

#: It is a work of art.

uncountable The place where one is employed.

#: He hasnâ��t come home yet, heâ��s still at work.

countable A fortification.

#: William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.

Translations
trans-top|Labour, employment, occupation, job
Croatian: t-|hr|posao|m
Czech: t+|cs|prÃ¡ce|f, t-|cs|zamÄ�stnÃ¡nÃ|n
Danish: t+|da|arbejde|n
Ewe: dÉ�wÉ�wÉ�
Finnish: t+|fi|tyÃ¶
Frisian: wurk n
Hebrew: he-translation|×¢×�×�×�×�|avodÃ¡ f, he-translation|×�×�×�×�×�|melakhÃ¡ f
Italian: t+|it|lavoro, t+|it|impiego
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Japanese: ä»�äº� (ã��ã��ã�¨, shigoto), è�·æ¥ (ã��ã��ã��ã��ã��ã��, shokugyÅ�)
Korean: ì�¼ (il)
Kurdish: t+|ku|Ú©Ø§Ø±|scKUchar, t+|ku|Ø¦Û�Ø´|scKUchar
Polish: t+|pl|praca|m
Russian: Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð° (rabÃ³ta) f Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ð¸Ð·Ð²ÐµÐ´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ (proizv'ed'Ã©nije) n (5)
Scots: wark
Slovene: t+|sl|delo|n
Spanish: t+|es|trabajo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|arbete|n, t+|sv|jobb|n
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trans-top|A nonthermal First Law energy in transit between one form or repository and another
Croatian: t-|hr|rad|m
Finnish: t+|fi|tyÃ¶
Hebrew: he-translation|×¢×�×�×�×�|avodÃ¡ f
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Russian: t+|ru|Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°|f|trrabÃ³ta|scCyrl
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trans-top|A literary, artistic, or intellectual production
Croatian: t-|hr|rad|m, t-|hr|djelo|n
Czech: dÃlo n, (a master work, craftsmanship) mistrovskÃ¡ prÃ¡ce f
Danish: vÃ¦rk n
Finnish: t+|fi|teos
Hebrew: he-translation|×¢×�×�×�×�|avodÃ¡ f, he-translation|×�×�×�×�×�|melakhÃ¡ f
Italian: t+|it|lavoro, t+|it|opera
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Japanese: ä½�å�� (ã��ã��ã�²ã��, sakuhin), è��ä½� (ã�¡ã��ã��ã��, chosaku)
Korean: ì��í�� (jakpum)
Polish: t+|pl|dzieÅ�o|n
Russian: t+|ru|Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°|f|trrabÃ³ta|scCyrl, t+|ru|Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ð´|m|trtrud|scCyrl, t+|ru|Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ð¸Ð·Ð²ÐµÐ´ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ðµ|n|trproizvedÃ©nije|scCyrl
Scots: wark
Slovene: t+|sl|delo|n
Spanish: t+|es|obra|f
Swedish: t|sv|verk|n
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trans-top|The place where one is employed
Croatian: t-|hr|posao|m
Czech: t-|cs|zamÄ�stnÃ¡nÃ|n, t+|cs|prÃ¡ce|f
Danish: arbejde n, arbejdsplads c
Ewe: dÉ�wÉ�Æ�e
Finnish: t+|fi|tyÃ¶, t+|fi|tyÃ¶paikka
Hebrew: he-translation|×¢×�×�×�×�|avodÃ¡ f
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Japanese: ä»�äº�å ´ (shigoto-ba)
Polish: t+|pl|praca|n
Russian: t+|ru|Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°|f|trrabÃ³ta|scCyrl
Scots: wark
Slovene: t+|sl|delo|n
Spanish: t+|es|trabajo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|arbete|n, t+|sv|jobb|n
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Related terms
top2
artwork
body of work
busy work
dreamwork
earthwork
fireworks
lifework
masterwork
piece of work
mid2
public works
waterworks
work ethic
work of art
work out
workout
workroom
work up
workup

Etymology 2
Old English wyrcan|wyrÄ�an, cognate with Old Frisian werka, wirka, Old Saxon wirkian (Dutch werken#Dutch|werken), Old High German wurken (German wirken), Old Norse yrkja (Swedish yrka), Gothic ð��ð��°ð��¿ð��ð��ºð��¾ð��°ð��½.

Verb
en-verb|works|working|worked or rarely, wrought

intransitive To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

#: Heâ��s working in a bar.

transitive To effect by gradual degrees.

#: He worked his way through the crowd.
#: The dye worked its way through.

transitive To embroider with thread.
transitive To set into action.

#: He worked the levers.

transitive context|Zymurgy To cause to ferment.
transitive To exhaust, by working (as a mine).
transitive To shape, form, or improve a material (as stone or metal).
transitive To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.

#: She works the night clubs.
#: The salesman works the Midwest.
#: This artist works mostly in acrylics.

transitive To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
transitive To provoke or excite; to influence.

#: The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.

transitive To use or manipulate to oneâ��s advantage.

#: She knows how to work the system.

transitive To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

#: I cannot work a miracle.

transitive To cause to work.

#: He is working his servants hard.

intransitive To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.

#: He pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?
#: He looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work.
#: My plan didnâ��t work.

intransitive (figuratively) To influence.

#: They worked on her to join the group.

intransitive To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
intransitive To move in an agitated manner.

#: His fingers worked with tension.

intransitive To behave in a certain way when handled;

#: This dough does not work easily.
#: The soft metal works well.

Derived terms
work at
worker
working
work it
work off
work on
work out
work to rule
work up

Translations
trans-top|to do a specific task
Aleut: awal
Arabic: Ø¹Ù�Ù�/Ø§Ù� Ù�Ø¹Ù�Ù�
Chuvash: Ä�Ã§Ð»Ðµ
Czech: t+|cs|pracovat
Danish: t+|da|arbejde
Dutch: t+|nl|werken
Esperanto: t-|eo|labori|xs=Esperanto
Ewe: wÉ� dÉ�
Finnish: tyÃ¶skennellÃ¤, tehdÃ¤ tyÃ¶|tyÃ¶tÃ¤
French: travailler, bosser (slang)
German: t+|de|arbeiten
Hindi: à¤�à¤¾à¤®à¤¨à¤¾ (kÄ�mnÄ�)
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Hebrew: t+|he|×¢×�×�|tr`avÃ¡d|scHebr
Portuguese: t+|pt|trabalhar
Polish: t+|pl|pracowaÄ�
Russian: Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (rabÃ³tatâ��), Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ð´Ð¸Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (trudÃt's'a)
Scots: wirk
Scottish Gaelic: obraich
Slovenian: delati
Spanish: t+|es|trabajar
Swedish: t-|sv|jobba, t|sv|arbeta (as part of an employment)
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trans-top|effect by gradual degrees (transitive)
Danish: bane sig vej, arbejde sig
Finnish: tunkeutua, hivuttaa
Hebrew: t+|he|×¢×©×�|tr`asÃ¡h|scHebr
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Polish: przedzieraÄ� siÄ�
Russian: Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ð±Ð¸Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (probirÃ¡t's'a) impf, Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ð±Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (probrÃ¡t's'a) pf through a crowd, Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prosÃ¡Ä�ivat's'a) impf, Ð¿Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð¾Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (prosoÄ�Ãt's'a) pf about a liquid
Swedish: t+|sv|arbeta
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trans-top|embroider with thread
Danish: brodere
Polish: wyszywaÄ�
trans-mid
Russian: Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vyÅ¡ivÃ¡tâ��) impf, Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ð¸Ñ�Ñ� (vÃ½Å¡it') pf
Spanish: t-|es|bordar
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trans-top|exhaust
Danish: udnytte
Finnish: kÃ¤yttÃ¤Ã¤ loppu|loppuun
trans-mid
Polish: zuÅ¼uwaÄ�
Russian: Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð°Ñ�Ñ�Ð²Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vyrabÃ¡tyvat') impf, Ð²Ñ�Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (vÃ½rabotat') pf
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trans-top|operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.
Danish: drive (e.g. a bar), arbejde (e.g. artist's use of material)
Finnish: t+|fi|tyÃ¶skennellÃ¤
trans-mid
Russian: Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (rabÃ³tatâ��), Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ð´Ð¸Ñ�Ñ�Ñ�Ñ� (trudÃt's'a)
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trans-top|to operate in or through
Finnish: t+|fi|kÃ¤yttÃ¤Ã¤
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trans-top|function correctly
Croatian: t-|hr|funkcionirati, t-|hr|raditi
Czech: t-|cs|fungovat
Danish: t-|da|virke
Ewe: wÉ� dÉ�
Finnish: t+|fi|toimia
French: t+|fr|marcher, t+|fr|fonctionner
German: t+|de|funktionieren, t+|de|wirken
Hebrew: t+|he|×¢×�×�|tr`avÃ¡d|scHebr
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Portuguese: t+|pt|funcionar
Russian: Ñ�Ð°Ð±Ð¾Ñ�Ð°Ñ�Ñ� (rabÃ³tatâ��)
Serbian:

Spanish: funcionar, marchar, ser eficaz (of medicine)
Swedish: t+|sv|fungera, t|sv|gÃ¥ (of machinery, or abstractly)
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trans-top|effect by gradual degrees (intransitive)
Danish: t+|da|arbejde
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Category:200 English basic words
Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Mechanics

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Revision and Credits for"work"
2008-01-02 13:09 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Frisian]] Full Revision History
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