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- [wurk throo]
- /wɜrk θru/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurk throo]
- /wɜrk θru/
Definitions of work through words
- noun work through exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
- noun work through productive or operative activity. 1
- noun work through employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
- noun work through one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
- noun work through something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
- noun work through materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1
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Origin of work through
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 Work through
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
work through 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".
work through usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for work through
verb work through
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- dope out — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- ford — Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
Antonyms for work through
verb work through
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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