work
/wɜrk/ v [I/T] (DO A JOB)Definition
› to do a job, esp. a job you do to earn money: [T] She works long hours. [T] Richie worked the night shift. [I] Designers worked with the director. [I] Mike works for a computer company. [I] Medics were working on him for an hour. [I] She worked on the project with Luce. [I] Anna works well with others. [I] I have to work on Saturday.
(Definition of work v (DO A JOB) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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