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Work out
//ˌwɝk ˈaʊt// verb
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Verb
- 1 To calculate. transitive
"Can you work out 250 × 12 in your head for me?"
- 2 do physical exercise wordnet
- 3 To make sense of. transitive
"I can't work these instructions out."
- 4 give a workout to wordnet
- 5 To decide. transitive
"I can't work out if I like him or not."
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- 6 come up with wordnet
- 7 To bring about or cause to happen by work or effort. transitive
"Near-synonyms: hash out, hammer out"
- 8 work out in detail wordnet
- 9 To resolve; to find a solution for. transitive
"Near-synonyms: straighten out, sort out"
- 10 find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of wordnet
- 11 To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate. transitive
"Near-synonyms: plan out, lay out"
- 12 make a mathematical calculation or computation wordnet
- 13 To smooth or perfect. transitive
"Near-synonyms: iron out, smooth out"
- 14 be calculated wordnet
- 15 To conclude with the correct solution. intransitive
"Near-synonym: add up"
- 16 happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well wordnet
- 17 To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation. intransitive
"Near-synonym: pan out"
- 18 To exercise, especially by lifting weights. intransitive
"John won't be here for a while because he's working out."
- 19 To strengthen a part of one’s body by exercise. transitive
"To work out your core"
- 20 To earn a wage working away from one's farm. US, intransitive
"The two Russians made good farmhands, and in summer they worked out together."
- 21 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, out. intransitive, transitive
"Using some tweezers, he worked the bee sting out of his hand."
- 22 To remove all the mineral that can be profitably exploited.
"The gravel pit had been worked out."
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