to work

work

wɜ:k

vēk

Definition och betydelse av "work"på engelska

to work

VERB

arbeta

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

Intransitive

grammatisk information

morfologisk sammansättning

enkelt

handlingsverb

regelbundet

presens

work

3:e person singular

works

presens particip

working

enkelt preteritum

worked

perfekt particip

worked

Exempel

He's been working on his presentation for hours.

Han har arbetat på sin presentation i timmar.

1.1

använda, hantera

to use or manage a particular thing in order to achieve something from it

Transitive: to work sth

Exempel

He worked his connections to secure a job offer.

Han arbetade med sina kontakter för att säkra ett jobberbjudande.

1.2

arbeta, slita

to cause oneself or someone else to work, particularly extremely hard

Transitive: to work sb

Exempel

He worked himself to exhaustion trying to finish the project.

Han arbetade sig till utmattning i ett försök att avsluta projektet.

arbeta, jobba

to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

Transitive: to work for sb/sth | to work in sth | to work with sb/sth

Linking Verb: to work as sb

Exempel

Both of my siblings work full-time jobs.

Båda mina syskon arbetar heltid.

fungera, arbeta

to operate or function properly

Intransitive

Exempel

The elevator is not working, we have to take the stairs.

Hissen fungerar inte, vi måste ta trapporna.

3.1

använda, driva

to cause a device, machine, etc. to be in operation

Transitive: to work sth

Exempel

Do you know how to work the sewing machine?

Vet du hur man använder symaskinen?

arbeta, kna

to change the form or shape of a material into a certain form or shape by hitting, stretching, squeezing, etc.

Transitive: to work sth

Exempel

He is working the dough to make bread.

Han knådar degen för att göra bröd.

4.1

arbeta, bearbeta

to use a particular material to produce or craft a form of art

Transitive: to work with sth | to work in sth

Exempel

A jewelry maker working with gold to create a necklace.

En smyckestillverkare som arbetar med guld för att skapa ett halsband.

fungera, lyckas

to have the result that is desired

Intransitive

Exempel

His solution worked, and they resolved the problem.

Hans lösning fungerade, och de löste problemet.

5.1

arbeta, anstränga sig

to make efforts in order to gain something

Exempel

She is working to improve her language skills.

Hon arbetar för att förbättra sina språkkunskaper.

5.2

fungera, verka

to have a specific impact

Linking Verb: to work in a specific manner

Exempel

Having a good sense of humor should work in your favor.

Att ha en bra humor borde verka till din fördel.

bana sig väg, framskrida med svårighet

to move or pass from a particular position to another gradually or with difficulty

Complex Transitive: to work sth through sth

Exempel

I had to work my way through the crowd to get to the stage.

Jag var tvungen att arbeta mig genom folkmassan för att komma till scenen.

6.1

rycka, förvridas

(of a part of face or body) to move violently

Intransitive

Exempel

He saw the ghostly figure appear before him, his mouth working as he tried to scream but no sound came out.

Han såg den spöklika figuren framträda framför honom, hans mun arbetade när han försökte skrika men inget ljud kom ut.

arbeta sig till, arbeta

to cause oneself or someone else to be in a particular emotional state

Complex Transitive: to work sb into sth

Exempel

He worked himself into a rage when he found out about the betrayal.

Han arbetade sig upp till raseri när han fick reda på sveket.

7.1

manipulera, påverka

to use one's persuasiveness to manipulate or influence someone's emotions or behavior

Transitive: to work sb/sth

Exempel

The movie director worked the actors to evoke the desired emotions in the scene.

Filmregissören arbetade med skådespelarna för att framkalla de önskade känslorna i scenen.

Work

SUBSTANTIV

arbete, verk

activity that requires physical or mental effort

grammatisk information

animacitetsstatus

abstrakt

morfologisk sammansättning

enkelt

oräknebart

Exempel

He enjoys the creative work of writing poetry in his spare time.

Han njuter av det kreativa arbetet att skriva poesi på sin fritid.

arbete, anställning

something that we do regularly to earn money

Exempel

During the summer break, she took up work as a tour guide.

Under sommarlovet tog hon ett jobb som turguide.

verk, arbete

a painting, piece of music or book that is produced by a painter, musician, or writer

Exempel

Each work in the artist's collection tells a unique story.

Varje verk i konstnärens samling berättar en unik historia.

arbete, arbetsplats

a place where work is done

studier, intellektuellt arbete

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

arbete, verk

(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

arbete, verk

tasks, documents, or projects that a person is currently engaged in or working on

Exempel

I have a lot of work to finish before the deadline.

Jag har mycket arbete att avsluta innan deadline.

Lexikalt Träd

overwork

rework

underwork

work

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Närliggande Ord

wordy

wordsmith

words must be weighed not counted

words fail

words are for women actions for men

work a pitcher to full count

Definition och betydelse av "work"på engelska

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