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work out
verb
(tr) to achieve or accomplish by effort
(tr) to solve or find out by reasoning or calculation
to work out an answer
to work out a sum
(tr) to devise or formulate
to work out a plan
(intr) to prove satisfactory or effective
did your plan work out?
(intr) to happen as specified
it all worked out well
(intr) to take part in physical exercise, as in training
(tr) to remove all the mineral in (a mine, body of ore, etc) that can be profitably exploited
(intr; often foll by to or at) to reach a total
your bill works out at a pound
informal(tr) to understand the real nature of
I shall never work you out
noun
a session of physical exercise, esp for training or practice
Idioms and Phrases
Accomplish by work or effort, as in I think we can work out a solution to this problem . [1500s] For work out all right , see turn out all right .
Find a solution for, solve, as in They hoped to work out their personal differences , or Can you help me work out this equation? [Mid-1800s]
Formulate or develop, as in We were told to work out a new plan , or He's very good at working out complicated plots . [Early 1800s]
Discharge a debt by working instead of paying money, as in She promised she'd work out the rest of the rent by baby-sitting for them . [Second half of 1600s]
Prove effective or successful, as in I wonder if their marriage will work out .
Have a specific result, add up, as in It worked out that she was able to go to the party after all , or The total works out to more than a million . [Late 1800s]
Engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning, as in He works out with weights every other day . [1920s]
Exhaust a resource, such as a mine, as in This mine has been completely worked out . [Mid-1500s]
Example Sentences
This works out as less than half of the National Living Wage.
The minimalist storefront she works out of has two racks of colorful bikinis lining both sides.
Lani, who works out of a small studio in south London, has been into making masks and costumes since he was about 11.
People on the ground nearby couldn't immediately work out what had happened.
"We have increased patrols and increased the number of officers working out of Talbot Green to protect the community," he added.
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