work
Translation
to work, to function, to operate, to be effective
Examples
I work in an office.
I work in an office.
My computer doesn't work.
My computer doesn't work.
This plan will work.
This plan will work.
She works the clay into a pot.
She works the clay into a pot.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) works to do a job I work in an office.
((sth.)) works to function correctly My computer doesn't work.
((sb.)) works ((on sth.)) to spend time producing (sth.) She is working on a new project.
Similar Words
Synonyms: labor, toil, function, operate; Antonyms: rest, play
Etymology
From Old English 'weorc' (work, labor), from a Proto-Germanic origin.
Memory Tips
'Work' is both the action (verb) and the result (noun). Think of 'doing work' and 'going to work'.