English Explanatory Dictionary

work out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To calculate.
To make sense of.
To decide.
To bring about or cause to happen by work or effort.
To resolve; to find a solution for.
To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.
To smooth or perfect.
To conclude with the correct solution.
To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.
To exercise, especially by lifting weights.
To strengthen a part of one’s body by exercise.
To earn a wage working away from one's farm.

Pronunciation

/ˌwɜːk ˈaʊt/ /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-work out.wav

Word forms

work out works out working out worked out

Synonyms

figure out sort out determine judge choose up decide find posken make a decision make up one's mind take a decision work out hash out hammer out puzzle out reason out think out absolve decipher get to the bottom of iron out meliorate ravel resolve riddle sleuth solve tease out unpuzzle unravel unriddle unsolve upsolve Any from Thesaurus:untangle straighten out plan out lay out smooth out add up pan out

Related words

workout exercise

Derived words

work it out on the remix

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