work
/wɜːk/ verbTranslation
JOB [I, T] › to do a job, especially the job you do to earn money
çalışmak
Helen works for a computer company. He works as a waiter in an Italian restaurant. My dad works very long hours (= he works a lot of hours).1357MACHINE [I] › If a machine or piece of equipment works, it is not broken.
çalışmak, işlemek
Does this radio work? The washing machine isn't working.1358SUCCEED [I] › If something works, it is effective and successful.
işe yaramak, başarılı olmak, yürümek
Her plan to get rid of me didn't work.18322204 can work sth; know how to work sth › to know how to use a machine or piece of equipment
çalıştırabilmek; nasıl çalışacağını bilmek
Do you know how to work the video recorder?13581338EFFORT [I, T] › to do something that needs a lot of time or effort, or to make someone do this
çalışmak, çabalamak, çalıştırmak
[+ to do sth] He's been working to improve his speed. Our teacher works us very hard.1356 work your way around/through/up, etc sth › to achieve something gradually
work against sb phrasal verb yavaş yavaş başarmak
I have a pile of homework to work my way through.1848 › to make it more difficult for someone to achieve something
work at sth phrasal verb aleyhinde çalışmak, engellemek, zararına çalışmak, ...ile mücadele etmek
Age can work against you when you are looking for a job.2308 › to try hard to achieve something
work on sth phrasal verb başarmaya çalışmak, üstünde çalışmak
[+ doing sth] You need to work at improving your writing.1860 › to spend time repairing or improving something
work sth out phrasal verb üzerinde çalışmak, uğraşmak
Tim loves working on old cars.1840CALCULATE › to calculate an amount
çözmek, hesaplamak, bulmak, hâlletmek
I'm trying to work out the total cost.1388THINK › to understand something or decide something after thinking very carefully
work out phrasal verb anlamak, çözmek, çözüm yolu bulmak, hâlletmek
[+ question word] I haven't worked out what to do yet.1098PROBLEM › If a problem or difficult situation works out, it gradually becomes better.
işlemek, iyileşmek, olmak, gelişmek
Don't worry - everything will work out in the end.18401839EXERCISE › to do exercises to make your body stronger
idman yapmak, spor yapmak, antreman yapmak, egzersiz yapmak
222 work out badly/well, etc › to happen or develop in a particular way: Changing schools worked out really well for me.1752
work out at sth › to be the result when you calculate something: If we share the costs, it works out at $10 per person.1388
work sb out phrasal verb UK › to understand the reasons for someone's behaviour
work up to sth phrasal verb birinin davranışlarına anlam vermek; nedenini anlamak
I can't work him out at all.1098 › to gradually prepare yourself for something difficult
kendini zor şeylere hazırlamak
1336(Definition of work verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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