"work on" meaning in All languages combined

See work on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: works on [present, singular, third-person], working on [participle, present], worked on [participle, past], worked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work on (third-person singular simple present works on, present participle working on, simple past and past participle worked on)
  1. (transitive) To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-work_on-en-verb-X99PoFEf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 27 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 56 25 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 18 14
  2. (transitive) To exercise influence on someone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-work_on-en-verb-aLU8s2Cq
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, on.
    Sense id: en-work_on-en-verb-Uu3qNDpr

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "works on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "working on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worked on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worked on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "work on (third-person singular simple present works on, present participle working on, simple past and past participle worked on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 27 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 25 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 27 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 18 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John's in the studio working on the plans for the new house.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I've been working on this problem for several days, but I still haven't figured it out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-work_on-en-verb-X99PoFEf",
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "improve",
          "improve"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ],
        [
          "solve",
          "solve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Leave it to me. I'll try to work on the boss to give us the day off.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exercise influence on someone."
      ],
      "id": "en-work_on-en-verb-aLU8s2Cq",
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exercise influence on someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Do you work on Sundays?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, on."
      ],
      "id": "en-work_on-en-verb-Uu3qNDpr",
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "work on"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "works on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "working on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worked on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worked on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "John's in the studio working on the plans for the new house.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I've been working on this problem for several days, but I still haven't figured it out.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "improve",
          "improve"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ],
        [
          "solve",
          "solve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Leave it to me. I'll try to work on the boss to give us the day off.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To exercise influence on someone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exercise influence on someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Do you work on Sundays?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, on."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "work on"
}

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