work — activity involving mental or physical effort done to achieve a purpose or result
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: activity involving mental or physical effort done to achieve a purpose or result
Pronunciation (IPA): /wɜːrk/
Korean meaning: 일, 작업, 업무
Korean pronunciation: **워**크
Example Sentences
- My dog ate my homework, but at least he's working hard on digestion!
- I need to work on my English skills for the exam.
- The elevator doesn't work, so I got a free workout climbing 10 floors!
work
NOUN//wɜːrk//
activity involving mental or physical effort done to achieve a purpose or result
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/wɜːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/wɜːk/
🌳Etymology
Rootwork
Origin
고대 영어 'weorc'에서 유래했으며, 게르만어족 공통 조상어에서 파생되었습니다. 인류가 생존을 위해 노동해온 역사만큼이나 오래된 단어로, 모든 게르만 언어에서 비슷한 형태를 찾을 수 있습니다.
🎵Rhyme
quirklurksmirkjerk
quirk
lurk
smirk
jerk
🔗Collocations
hard work
work out
at work
work hard
work together
go to work
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog ate my homework, but at least he's working hard on digestion!”
“I need to work on my English skills for the exam.”
😄 Fun example
“The elevator doesn't work, so I got a free workout climbing 10 floors!”
“Teamwork makes the dream work.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
joblabortaskemploymentoccupation
Antonyms
restleisurevacation
Related
workerworkplaceworkingworkbookhomework
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