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- DictionaryWork/wərk/
noun
- 1. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result: "he was tired after a day's work"
- 2. a task or tasks to be undertaken; something a person or thing has to do: "they made sure the work was progressing smoothly"
verb
- 1. be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work: "she has been working so hard"
- 2. (of a machine or system) operate or function, especially properly or effectively: "his cell phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point"
noun. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing. “it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works ”. “the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work ”. “he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey”. “the work of an active imagination”.
[intransitive] to do something that involves physical or mental effort, especially as part of a job. I can't work if I'm cold. The kids always work hard at school. work on something The whole team is currently working on the project. He is working on a new novel. She's outside, working on the car.
A1. to do a job, especially the job you do to earn money: Helen works for a computer company. He works as a waiter in an Italian restaurant. My dad works very long hours (= he works a lot of hours). Fewer examples. Most of our producers work freelance. Until recently he worked as a teacher. I worked there from May through September.
5 days ago · work is the general word and may apply to exertion that is either easy or hard: fun work; heavy work. drudgery suggests continuous, dreary, and dispiriting work, esp. of a menial or servile kind: the drudgery of household tasks. labor particularly denotes hard manual work: labor on a farm, in a steel mill. toil suggests wearying or exhausting ...
noun. /wərk/ job/task. [uncountable] the job that a person does, especially in order to earn money synonym employment She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. He started work as a security guard. It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate. I'm still looking for work.
n. 1. a. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something: Cleaning the basement was a lot of work. b. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment: looking for work. c. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood: His work is fixing cars. 2. a.
: activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something: a: sustained physical or mental effort to overcome obstacles and achieve an objective or result b: the labor, task, or duty that is one's accustomed means of livelihood c: a specific task, duty, function, or assignment often being a part or phase of some larger acti...
