work

Definition

• n. activity directed toward making or doing something
• n. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
• n. (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
• v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

Word forms

Present participle

working

Third person singular

works

Past tense

worked

Past participle

worked

Example sentences

1. n.

   Her work as a teacher is very rewarding.

2. vi.

   I need to work on my presentation for tomorrow.

3. vt.

   The mechanic worked on the engine until it started running smoothly.