work out

work out
phrasal verb
Word forms "work out":
present tense I/you/we/they work out he/she/it works out present participle working out past tense worked out past participle worked out
1) [transitive] to solve a problem by doing a calculation

I was born in 1947: you work out my age.

a) to solve a problem by considering the facts

I can't work out what to do.

b) to deal with a problem in a satisfactory way

We've worked out our differences.

2) [intransitive] to be successful, or to end in a particular way

If it doesn't work out, you can always come back here.

Things worked out pretty well in the end.

3)
a) [transitive] to find a satisfactory way of doing something

An international peace plan has been worked out.

b) to decide or agree on something

The exact details of the event haven't been worked out yet.

We haven't worked out a date for the meeting.

4)
a) [intransitive] to add up to a particular amount
work out at:

The mortgage works out at about £360 a month.

b) used for saying what the actual cost or value of something is when you calculate it

Taking the train works out more expensive than going by car.

5) [intransitive] to do physical exercise as a way of keeping fit

He works out at the local gym every day.

6) [transitive] to understand someone or something

I can't work him out.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • work out — (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper …   New idioms dictionary

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  • work out — [v] solve; satisfy 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,… …   New thesaurus

  • work out — index calculate, compose, devise (invent), dispatch (dispose of), fix (settle), implement …   Law dictionary

  • Work-out — Work out, auch Work|out [ wə:kaut] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. workout> Form des intensiven Fitnesstrainings …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • work out — ► work out 1) solve or be capable of being solved. 2) develop in a good or specified way. 3) plan in detail. 4) understand the character of. 5) engage in vigorous physical exercise. Main Entry: ↑work …   English terms dictionary

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