work out
(DEVELOP) — phrasal verb with work /wɜːk/
/wɝːk/ verb Definition
› to happen or develop in a particular way: How is the new monitoring procedure working out? Let's hope this new job works out well for him.Occurring and happening
(Definition of work out (DEVELOP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afoot adjective
- assail verb
- attendant adjective
- be at work idiom
- become of sb/sth phrasal verb
- befall verb
- come verb (HAPPEN)
- concur verb
- event noun
- follow verb (GO)
- go ahead phrasal verb
- go hand in hand with sth idiom
- go together phrasal verb (BE FOUND)
- go with sth phrasal verb (RESULT)
- happen verb (HAVE EXISTENCE)
- materialize verb
- place noun (POSITION)
- return verb (HAPPEN AGAIN)
- turn up phrasal verb (HAPPEN)
- underway adjective
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