Engelsk navneord: work | |||
1. | work (om handling) activity directed toward making or doing something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She checked several points needing further work. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | activity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | action, aid, attention, busywork, care, coursework, duty, heavy lifting, housekeeping, housewifery, housework, investigating, investigation, ironing, job, job, labor, labor, labour, lavation, logging, loose end, make-work, mission, missionary work, nightwork, operation, paperwork, polishing, procedure, project, service, shining, social service, spadework, subbing, substituting, task, tending, timework, toil, undertaking, unfinished business, wash, washing, welfare work | ||
2. | work (om genstand) a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It is not regarded as one of his more memorable works. The symphony was hailed as an ingenious work. He was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey. The work of an active imagination. Erosion is the work of wind or water over time. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | piece of work | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | product, production | ||
Mere specifikke termer | caning, chef-d'oeuvre, follow-up, followup, handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handwork, ironwork, lacework, lacquerware, leatherwork, masterpiece, metalwork, openwork, polychrome, publication, silverwork, wicker, wickerwork, woodwork, work in progress, workpiece | ||
3. | work (om handling) the occupation for which you are paid | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is looking for employment. A lot of people are out of work. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | employment | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | booking, coaching, coaching job, engagement, ministry, navigation, paper route, piecework, public service, sailing, seafaring, service, services, telecommuting, teleworking, work load, workload | ||
4. | work (om erkendelse) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Mastering a second language requires a lot of work. No schools offer graduate study in interior design. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | study | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquisition, learning | ||
5. | work (om fænomen) (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work equals force times distance. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | energy, free energy | ||
Overordnet emneområde | natural philosophy, physics | ||
6. | work (om genstand) a place where work is done | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He arrived at work early today. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | workplace | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | geographic point, geographical point | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop, beehive, brokerage, brokerage house, central, colliery, creamery, drill site, exchange, exchange, farm, fish farm, fishery, forge, gasworks, glassworks, ironworks, job, lab, laboratory, laundry, location, lumberyard, oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park, piscary, pit, proving ground, research lab, research laboratory, rope yard, ropewalk, roundhouse, science lab, science laboratory, shipyard, shop, shop floor, smithy, studio, studio, tannery, telephone exchange, test bed, waterworks, workshop | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | locker room | ||
7. | work (om genstand) the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre. Picasso's work can be divided into periods. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | body of work, oeuvre | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | end product, output | ||
Mere specifikke termer | writing | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: work | |||
1. | work (om adfærd) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I will work hard to improve my grades. She worked hard for better living conditions for the poor. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam and Sue work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere specifikke termer | assist, beaver, beaver away, boondoggle, busy, carpenter, clerk, collaborate, cooperate, electioneer, get together, go through, intern, join forces, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, mess around, minister, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, occupy, page, peg away, plug away, potter, pull one's weight, putter, run through, scant, serve, skimp, skipper, slog, specialise, specialize, tinker, volunteer, wait, waitress, whore, work, work at, work on, work through | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | laze, idle, slug, stagnate | ||
2. | work (om adfærd) be employed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Is your husband working again?. My wife never worked. Do you want to work after the age of 60?. She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money. She works as a waitress to put herself through college. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | do work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bank, blackleg, break one's back, buckle down, dig, drive, drudge, fag, farm, fill, fink, freelance, grind, job, knuckle down, labor, labour, man, moil, moonlight, occupy, rat, scab, serve, serve, slave, subcontract, take, tinker, toil, travail, turn a trick | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | put to work, work, work, work | ||
3. | work (om adfærd) have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought. How does your idea work in practice?. This method doesn't work. The breaks of my new car act quickly. The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | bring, make for, play, work, wreak | ||
4. | work (om relation) perform as expected when applied | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in. Does this old car still run well?. This old radio doesn't work anymore. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | These cars won't work | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | function, go, operate, run | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cut, double, roll, run, serve, service | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | run, work | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | malfunction, misfunction | ||
5. | work (om tilvejebringelse) shape, form, or improve a material | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work stone into tools. Process iron. Work the metal. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | process, work on | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | transform, transmute, transubstantiate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cold work, coldwork, hot-work, make over, overwork, rack, retread, rework, till, tool | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
6. | work (i anatomi) give a workout to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Some parents exercise their infants. My personal trainer works me hard. Work one's muscles. This puzzle will exercise your mind. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They work the animals | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | exercise, work out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | put to work, work | ||
Mere specifikke termer | warm up | ||
Medfører | exercise, work out | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | exercise, work out | ||
7. | work (om bevægelse) proceed along a path | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work one's way through the crowd. Make one's way into the forest. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They work up the hill | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | make | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go across, go through, pass | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bushwhack, claw, jostle | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
8. | work (om adfærd) operate in a certain place, area, or specialty | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She works the night clubs. The salesman works the Midwest. This artist works mostly in acrylics. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They work in the city | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | work | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
9. | work (om adfærd) proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work your way through every problem or task. She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived. Start from the bottom and work towards the top. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, move, proceed | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | make, work | ||
10. | work (om bevægelse) move in an agitated manner | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His fingers worked with tension. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
11. | work (om tilvejebringelse) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I cannot work a miracle. Wreak havoc. Bring comments. Play a joke. The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bring, make for, play, wreak | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | create, make | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, work | ||
12. | work (om adfærd) cause to work | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is working his servants hard. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They work the animals | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | put to work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Mere specifikke termer | computerise, computerize, cybernate, exercise, exploit, overwork, rack, warm up, work, work out | ||
Medfører | do work, work | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
13. | work (om tilvejebringelse) prepare for crops | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work the soil. Cultivate the land. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | crop, cultivate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
Mere specifikke termer | overcrop, overcultivate | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | knead, work | ||
Overordnet emneområde | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
14. | work (om tilstand) behave in a certain way when handled | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This dough does not work easily. The soft metal works well. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | knead, work | ||
15. | work (om adfærd) have and exert influence or effect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The artist's work influenced the young painter. She worked on her friends to support the political candidate. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | act upon, influence | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blackjack, blackmail, carry, color, colour, dominate, fix, form, get at, imprint, manipulate, militate, persuade, prejudice, prepossess, pressure, pull strings, pull wires, sway, swing, swing over | ||
16. | work (om adfærd) operate in or through | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work the phones. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | operate, run | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | function, go, operate, run, work, work | ||
17. | work (om adfærd) cause to operate or function | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This pilot works the controls. Can you work an electric drill?. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | care, deal, handle, manage | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
18. | work (om opfattelse) provoke or excite | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | exploit, work, work | ||
19. | work (om følelse) gratify and charm, usually in order to influence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The political candidate worked the crowds. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
20. | work (om tilvejebringelse) make something, usually for a specific function | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She molded the rice balls carefully. Form cylinders from the dough. Shape a figure. Work the metal into a sword. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
Mere specifikke termer | beat, carve, cast, chip, coil, cut out, grind, hand-build, handbuild, hill, layer, machine, model, mold, mold, mould, mould, mound, preform, preform, puddle, remold, reshape, roughcast, sculpt, sculpture, sinter, stamp, swage, throw, upset | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | process, work, work on | ||
21. | work (om relation) move into or onto | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work the raisins into the dough. The student worked a few jokes into his presentation. Work the body onto the flatbed truck. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | stir | ||
22. | work (om relation) make uniform | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Knead dough. Work the clay until it is soft. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | knead | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | manipulate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | masticate, proof | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | crop, cultivate, work, work | ||
23. | work (om forbrug, indtagelse el. anvendelse) use or manipulate to one's advantage | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He exploit the new taxation system. She knows how to work the system. He works his parents for sympathy. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | exploit | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Mere specifikke termer | avail, feed, help, make hay, play, prey, use | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
24. | work (om erkendelse) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Did you solve the problem?. Work out your problems with the boss. This unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out. Did you get it?. Did you get my meaning?. He could not work the math problem. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | understand | ||
Mere specifikke termer | answer, answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike | ||
Kan forårsage | reason | ||
25. | work (om ændring) cause to undergo fermentation | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content. The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ferment | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | convert | ||
Mere specifikke termer | vinify | ||
Medfører | ferment, sour, turn, work | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ferment, sour, turn, work | ||
26. | work (om ændring) go sour or spoil | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The milk has soured. The wine worked. The cream has turned--we have to throw it out. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ferment, sour, turn | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change state, turn | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ferment, work | ||
27. | work (om ændring) arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | become, get, go | ||