work

CEFRA1

/wɜː(ɹ)k/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Activity done to achieve a purpose or earn money.

  2. 02

    verb

    To do a job or use effort to achieve something.

Examples

  • He started work as a security guard.

  • I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [weːx]
  • /ʋərk/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Employment., One's employer.

  2. Employment., The place where one is employed.

  3. Labour, occupation, job.

More examples

In context

  • It's easier to have fun than to work.

  • He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.

  • I want to go to the reunion concert, but I'm not sure if my work will give me the time off.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English work, werk, from Old English weorc, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wark (“work”), North Frisian werk (“work”), Saterland Frisian Wierk (“work”), West Frisian wurk (“work”), Dutch werk (“work”), German Werk (“work”), German Low German Wark (“work”), Luxembourgish Wierk (“work”), Danish værk (“work”), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish verk (“work”); also Breton ober (“to do, make”), Cornish gul, gwul (“to do, make”), Irish and Scottish Gaelic fearg (“anger”), Manx ferg (“anger”), Pictish...