work in English: To do a job

Translation

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

Grammar

Verb typeregular (work, works, worked)

Examples

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"Work" shows the job you do.

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"Works" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Worked" is the past form of "work".

Related words

do

To carry out an action, and also a helper word used to make questions and negatives.

use

To do something with a tool, object, or skill to get a result.

find

To see or get something you were looking for or did not expect.

day

A period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light outside.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

activity

Something that you do, often for fun, for sport, or to learn.

apply

To ask in a formal way for a job, a place at a school, or something else you want.

busy

Having a lot to do; working hard and not free at the moment.

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