English verb: work out | |||
1. | work out (change) come up with | ||
Samples | His colleagues worked out his interesting idea. We worked up an ad for our client. | ||
Synonyms | work up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop, make grow | ||
Verb group | elaborate, work out | ||
2. | work out (stative) happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well | ||
Samples | Things worked out in an interesting way. Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come out, turn out | ||
3. | work out (change) work out in detail | ||
Samples | Elaborate a plan. | ||
Synonyms | elaborate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop, make grow | ||
Verb group | work out, work up | ||
4. | work out (body) do physical exercise | ||
Samples | She works out in the gym every day. | ||
Synonyms | exercise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | limber up, loosen up, press, strengthen, tone, tone up, train, tumble, warm up, weight-lift, weightlift | ||
Entail | move | ||
Verb group | exercise, work, work out | ||
5. | work out (cognition) be calculated | ||
Samples | The fees work out to less than $1,000. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | add up, amount, come, number, total | ||
Verb group | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
6. | work out (cognition) make a mathematical calculation or computation | ||
Synonyms | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reason | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | add, add together, approximate, average, average out, budget, capitalise, capitalize, deduct, differentiate, divide, estimate, extract, extrapolate, factor, factor in, factor out, fraction, gauge, guess, integrate, interpolate, judge, miscalculate, misestimate, multiply, process, prorate, quantise, quantize, recalculate, resolve, solve, subtract, survey, take off | ||
Verb group | work out | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
7. | work out (cognition) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | answer, answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike | ||
Entail | reason | ||
8. | work out (body) give a workout to | ||
Samples | Some parents exercise their infants. My personal trainer works me hard. Work one's muscles. This puzzle will exercise your mind. | ||
Synonyms | exercise, work | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | put to work, work | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | warm up | ||
Cause | exercise, work out | ||
Verb group | exercise, work out | ||