Found 4 items, similar to worked.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: work
bekerja
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: work
amal, berkarya, eksploitir, faal, gawe, karya, kerja, mengeksploitasi, mengerjakan, pekerjaan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: work
work
n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something;
“she
checked several points needing further work”
2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or
activity or agency of a person or thing;
“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” [syn:
piece of work]
3: the occupation for which you are paid;
“he is looking for
employment”;
“a lot of people are out of work” [syn:
employment]
4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
(especially by reading);
“mastering a second language
requires a lot of work”;
“no schools offer graduate study
in interior design” [syn:
study]
5: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial
part of it);
“he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre”;
“Picasso's work can be divided into periods” [syn:
oeuvre,
body of work]
6: a place where work is done;
“he arrived at work early today”
[syn:
workplace]
7: (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;
“work equals force
times distance”
[also:
wrought]
work
v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose
or out of necessity;
“I will work hard to improve my
grades”;
“she worked hard for better living conditions
for the poor” [ant:
idle]
2: be employed;
“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” [syn:
do work]
3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or
expected;
“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” [syn:
act]
4: perform as expected when applied;
“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” [syn:
function,
operate,
go,
run] [ant:
malfunction]
5: shape, form, or improve a material;
“work stone into tools”;
“process iron”;
“work the metal” [syn:
work on,
process]
6: give a work-out to;
“Some parents exercise their infants”;
“My personal trainer works me hard”;
“work one's muscles”
[syn:
exercise,
work out]
7: proceed along a path;
“work one's way through the crowd”;
“make one's way into the forest” [syn:
make]
8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty;
“She works
the night clubs”;
“The salesman works the Midwest”;
“This
artist works mostly in acrylics”
9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an
activity;
“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”
10: move in an agitated manner;
“His fingers worked with
tension”
11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
“I cannot work
a miracle”;
“wreak havoc”;
“bring comments”;
“play a
joke”;
“The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken
area” [syn:
bring,
play,
wreak,
make for]
12: cause to work;
“he is working his servants hard” [syn:
put to work
]
13: prepare for crops;
“Work the soil”;
“cultivate the land”
[syn:
cultivate,
crop]
14: behave in a certain way when handled;
“This dough does not
work easily”;
“The soft metal works well”
15: have and exert influence or effect;
“The artist's work
influenced the young painter”;
“She worked on her friends
to support the political candidate” [syn:
influence,
act upon
]
16: operate in or through;
“Work the phones”
17: cause to operate or function;
“This pilot works the
controls”;
“Can you work an electric drill?”
18: provoke or excite;
“The rock musician worked the crowd of
young girls into a frenzy”
19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence;
“the
political candidate worked the crowds”
20: make something, usually for a specific function;
“She molded
the riceballs carefully”;
“Form cylinders from the
dough”;
“shape a figure”;
“Work the metal into a sword”
[syn:
shape,
form,
mold,
mould,
forge]
21: move into or onto;
“work the raisins into the dough”;
“the
student worked a few jokes into his presentation”;
“work
the body onto the flatbed truck”
22: make uniform;
“knead dough”;
“work the clay until it is
soft” [syn:
knead]
23: use or manipulate to one's advantage;
“He exploit the new
taxation system”;
“She knows how to work the system”;
“he
works his parents for sympathy” [syn:
exploit]
24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
the meaning of;
“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” [syn:
solve,
work out,
figure out,
puzzle out
,
lick]
25: cause to undergo fermentation;
“We ferment the grapes for a
very long time to achieve high alcohol content”;
“The
vintner worked the wine in big oak vats” [syn:
ferment]
26: go sour or spoil;
“The milk has soured”;
“The wine worked”;
“The cream has turned--we have to throw it out” [syn:
sour,
turn,
ferment]
27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion;
“The
stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt
many times”
[also:
wrought]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Worked
Work
\Work\ (w[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Worked (w[^u]rkt),
or
Wrought (r[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n.
Working.] [AS.
wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin
to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken,
Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth. wa['u]rkjan. [root]145. See
Work, n.]
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1. To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for
the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in
the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
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O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work,
To match thy goodness? --Shak.
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Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw
be given you. --Ex. v. 18.
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Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake,
Our life doth pass. --Sir J.
Davies.
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2. Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;
as, a machine works well.
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We bend to that the working of the heart. --Shak.
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3. Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or
influence; to conduce.
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We know that all things work together for good to
them that love God. --Rom. viii.
28.
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This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he
desired to be taught. --Locke.
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She marveled how she could ever have been wrought
upon to marry him. --Hawthorne.
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4. To carry on business; to be engaged or employed
customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor;
to toil.
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They that work in fine flax . . . shall be
confounded. --Isa. xix. 9.
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5. To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a
state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to
strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
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Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
--Addison.
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6. To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or
penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a
following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through,
and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work
into the earth.
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Till body up to spirit work, in bounds
Proportioned to each kind. --Milton.
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7. To ferment, as a liquid.
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The working of beer when the barm is put in.
--Bacon.
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8. To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a
cathartic.
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Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so
to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
--Grew.
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To work at, to be engaged in or upon; to be employed in.
To work to windward (Naut.), to sail or ply against the
wind; to tack to windward. --Mar. Dict.
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