Engelsk substantiv: work | |||
1. | work (om handling) activity directed toward making or doing something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She checked several points needing further work. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | activity | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 gjenstand) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | piece of work | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | product, production | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | employment | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | booking, coaching, coaching job, engagement, ministry, navigation, paper route, piecework, public service, sailing, seafaring, service, services, telecommuting, teleworking, work load, workload | ||
4. | work (om erkjendelse) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | study | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | acquisition, learning | ||
5. | work (om fenomen) (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 spesifikke uttrykk | energy, free energy | ||
Overordnet kategori | natural philosophy, physics | ||
6. | work (om gjenstand) a place where work is done | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He arrived at work early today. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | workplace | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | geographic point, geographical point | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | locker room | ||
7. | work (om gjenstand) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | body of work, oeuvre | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | end product, output | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | writing | ||
Engelsk verb: work | |||
1. | work (om adferd) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | laze, idle, slug, stagnate | ||
2. | work (om adferd) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | do work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | put to work, work, work, work | ||
3. | work (om adferd) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | act | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | bring, make for, play, work, wreak | ||
4. | work (om relasjon) 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 | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | function, go, operate, run | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | cut, double, roll, run, serve, service | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | run, work | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | malfunction, misfunction | ||
5. | work (om tilblivelse) shape, form, or improve a material | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work stone into tools. Process iron. Work the metal. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | process, work on | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | transform, transmute, transubstantiate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | cold work, coldwork, hot-work, make over, overwork, rack, retread, rework, till, tool | ||
Utsagnsord 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 | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | exercise, work out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | put to work, work | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | warm up | ||
Medfører | exercise, work out | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | exercise, work out | ||
7. | work (om bevegelse) 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 | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | make | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | go across, go through, pass | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bushwhack, claw, jostle | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
8. | work (om adferd) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | work | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
9. | work (om adferd) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | go, move, proceed | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | make, work | ||
10. | work (om bevegelse) move in an agitated manner | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His fingers worked with tension. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | displace, move | ||
11. | work (om tilblivelse) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bring, make for, play, wreak | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | create, make | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | act, work | ||
12. | work (om adferd) cause to work | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is working his servants hard. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They work the animals | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | put to work | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | computerise, computerize, cybernate, exercise, exploit, overwork, rack, warm up, work, work out | ||
Medfører | do work, work | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | do work, work | ||
13. | work (om tilblivelse) prepare for crops | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work the soil. Cultivate the land. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | crop, cultivate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | overcrop, overcultivate | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | knead, work | ||
Overordnet kategori | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | be | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | knead, work | ||
15. | work (om adferd) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | act upon, influence | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 adferd) operate in or through | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Work the phones. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | operate, run | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | function, go, operate, run, work, work | ||
17. | work (om adferd) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | care, deal, handle, manage | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
18. | work (om oppfatninger) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
Utsagnsord 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 spesifikke uttrykk | becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
20. | work (om tilblivelse) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | process, work, work on | ||
21. | work (om relasjon) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | displace, move | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | stir | ||
22. | work (om relasjon) make uniform | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Knead dough. Work the clay until it is soft. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | knead | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | manipulate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | masticate, proof | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | crop, cultivate, work, work | ||
23. | work (om forbruk, inntak eller 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | exploit | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | avail, feed, help, make hay, play, prey, use | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | work | ||
24. | work (om erkjendelse) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | understand | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | answer, answer, break, guess, infer, resolve, riddle, strike | ||
Kan forårsake | reason | ||
25. | work (om endring) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ferment | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | convert | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | vinify | ||
Medfører | ferment, sour, turn, work | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | ferment, sour, turn, work | ||
26. | work (om endring) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ferment, sour, turn | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change state, turn | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | ferment, work | ||
27. | work (om endring) 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 spesifikke uttrykk | become, get, go | ||