"work" meaning in All languages combined

See work on Wiktionary

Noun [Inglés]

IPA: /wɜːk/ [London, Received-Pronunciation], /wɜːk/, /wœːk/, /wɔːk/, /wɛːk/, /wʊːɹk/, /wɝk/ [California, General-American], /wɜɪ̯k/, /wɵːk/, /wøːk/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-uk-work.ogg [London, Received-Pronunciation], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-work.wav [London, Received-Pronunciation], en-us-work.ogg [California, General-American] Forms: work [singular], works [plural]
Etymology: Del inglés antiguo weorc.
  1. Trabajo.
    Sense id: es-work-en-noun-8QJfYU6W
  2. Obra.
    Sense id: es-work-en-noun-v1cfhdrU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [Inglés]

IPA: /wɜːk/ [London, Received-Pronunciation], /wɜːk/, /wœːk/, /wɔːk/, /wɛːk/, /wʊːɹk/, /wɝk/ [California, General-American], /wɜɪ̯k/, /wɵːk/, /wøːk/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-uk-work.ogg [London, Received-Pronunciation], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-work.wav [London, Received-Pronunciation], en-us-work.ogg [California, General-American]
Etymology: Del inglés antiguo weorc.
  1. Trabajar.
    Sense id: es-work-en-verb-znQdxi4I
  2. Hacer.
    Sense id: es-work-en-verb-M7AIsa97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Palabras monosílabas, EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés antiguo, EN:Verbos, Inglés Derived forms: awork, aworking, workable, worker, working, artwork, dreamwork, homework, housework, handywork, paperwork, patchwork, workday, worksheet, workshop, workspace

Inflected forms

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              50
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          "text": "Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent”",
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        "ciudad de Nueva York, sureño, anticuado"
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    "EN:Verbos",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for work meaning in All languages combined (5.1kB)

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