Antonyms for working out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : wÉœrk |
Definition of working out
Origin :- Old English weorc, worc "something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification," from Proto-Germanic *werkan (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch werk, Old Norse verk, Middle Dutch warc, Old High German werah, German Werk, Gothic gawaurki), from PIE root *werg- "to work" (see urge (v.)).
- Work is less boring than amusing oneself. [Baudelaire, "Mon Coeur mis a nu," 1862]
- In Old English, the noun also had the sense of "fornication." Workhouse in the sense of "place where the poor or petty criminals are lodged" first appeared 1650s. Works "industrial place" (usually with qualifying adj.) is attested from 1580s. Work ethic recorded from 1959.
- verb solve; satisfy
- His preconceived plan of the suspected man's operations was working out.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- I believe he will bless the world in the working out of this slavery.
- Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
- They're working out now—coming to something—I've earned that reward.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- For every abuse that I could discover her father was working out some cure.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Problems are never so simple in the working out as they appear in theories.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- I only discovered the danger a week ago while working out a chemical formula.
- Extract from : « The End of Time » by Wallace West
- This is supposed to be legitimate in working out the periodicities of comets.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- The expenses of working out the gold per ton of ore sank from £1 15s.
- Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
- "This marriage appears to be working out," he admitted, musingly.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- Then He will begin at once working out the side that belongs to Him.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon
Synonyms for working out
- accomplish
- achieve
- arrange
- attain
- be effective
- bring off
- clear
- come out
- come to terms
- complete
- compromise
- construct
- contrive
- develop
- devise
- elaborate
- evolve
- figure out
- find out
- finish
- fix
- form
- formulate
- get something done
- go
- go well
- handle
- happen
- manipulate
- pan out
- plan
- prosper
- pull off
- put together
- reach agreement
- resolve
- result
- succeed
- swing
- turn out
- up
- win
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