English verb: work at | |||
| 1. | work at (social) to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something | ||
| Samples | The child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold. | ||
| Synonyms | work on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belabor, belabour | ||