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work

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The meaning (definition) of the word work

to do a job, often to earn money.

The word work used in a sentence

Dad goes to work every day to help people and earn money.

Words that mean the same as work (synonyms)

joblabor

Words that mean the opposite of work (antonyms)

playrest

The plural of the word work

works

How the word work is said around the world

Frenchtravail (trahvahy)
Spanishtrabajar (trahvahkhahr)
Mandarin工作 (gōng zuò)
Hindiकाम (kahm)
Arabicعمل (ahmahl)
Russianработа (rabota)
Portuguese (EU)trabalhar (truhbuhlyahr)
Portuguese (BR)trabalhar (trahbahlyahr)
Japanese仕事 (shigoto)
Germanarbeiten (ahrbytuhn)
Urduکام (kahm)
Punjabiਕੰਮ (kunm)
Korean일하다 (ilhada)
Hebrewעֲבוֹדָה (ahvohdah)
Greekεργασία (ergasia)
Dutchwerk (verk)
Tagalogtrabaho (trahbahoh)
Vietnamesecông việc (kohng veeeky)
Turkish (ish)
Persianکار (kahr)
Polishpraca (prahtsah)
Ukrainianробота (robota)
Bengaliকাজ (kahgy)
Swedisharbete (ahrbaytuh)
Italianlavoro (lahvawroh)

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