work sth out
(UNDERSTAND) mainly UK — phrasal verb with work /wɜːk/
/wɝːk/ verb Definition
C2 to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it: [+ question word] There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident. [+ that] Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed.Solving and solutions
(Definition of work sth out (UNDERSTAND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- band-aid solution noun
- be at the bottom of sth idiom
- clear sth up phrasal verb
- clue noun
- conquer verb
- crack verb (FIND ANSWER)
- cure noun
- cure verb (MAKE WELL)
- get to the bottom of sth idiom
- halfway house noun
- have (got) sth licked idiom
- holding operation noun
- iron sth out phrasal verb
- rack your brains idiom
- remedy noun
- resolution noun (SOLVING)
- resolve verb (SOLVE)
- solvable adjective
- solve verb
- untangle verb (PROBLEM)
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