work through in English

Forms: works through [present, singular, third-person], working through [participle, present], worked through [participle, past], worked through [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} work through (third-person singular simple present works through, present participle working through, simple past and past participle worked through)

Inflected forms

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"work through" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms