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- [at wurk]
- /æt wɜrk/
- /ət wɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [at wurk]
- /æt wɜrk/
Definitions of at work words
- phrase at work If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity. 3
- phrase at work If a force or process is at work, it is having a particular influence or effect. 3
- noun at work at one's job or place of employment 3
- noun at work in action; operating 3
- noun at work working or engaged in work 3
- noun at work operating 3
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Origin of at work
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan
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Parts of speech for At work
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
at work popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
at work usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for at work
adj at work
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- rapid — occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
Antonyms for at work
adj at work
- inoperative — not operative; not in operation.
- unmovable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- abeyant — temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
- dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
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