work

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Activity that you do to make or achieve something, especially as a job.

   I still have a lot of work to finish before Friday.

2. 2
   noun

   The place where someone does their job.

   They arrived at work early today.

3. 3
   verb

   To do a job or task, especially to earn money.

   She works in a hospital as a nurse.

4. 4
   verb

   To function correctly; to operate.

   The printer isn't working again.

5. 5
   noun

   Something made by an artist, writer, or musician.

   This painting is one of his finest works.

Common collocations

• good work Adjective + noun
• hard work Adjective + noun
• finish work Verb + noun
• start work Verb + noun
• paid work Adjective + noun
• part-time work Adjective + noun
• find work Verb + noun
• miss work Verb + noun
• work experience Adjective + noun
• working class Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work From Middle English work, werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wark (“work”), North Frisian werk (“work”), Saterland Frisian Wierk (“work”), West Frisian wurk (“work”), Dutch werk (“work”), German Werk (“work”), German Low Germa…

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