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Meanings of work in English

Portuguese
moldar
Catalan
formar
Spanish
formar
Wikidata

To create something, usually for a specific function.

        moldar
        Russian
        работа силы
        Portuguese
        trabalho
        Spanish
        trabajo mecánico
        Catalan
        treball físic
        Wikidata

        Energy transferred to an object via the application of force on it through a displacement.

              работа силы
              Russian
              труд
              Portuguese
              trabalho
              Catalan
              feina
              Spanish
              trabajo
              Wikidata

              Activities performed as a means of support.

                  Related terms
                  труд
                  Russian
                  работа
                  Portuguese
                  trabalho
                  Catalan
                  feina
                  Spanish
                  trabajo

                  Productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid.

                        работа
                        Usage of work in English
                        1
                        However economic migrants, for example, were often young men looking for work.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the statement read.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Energy Future began work on a new bankruptcy plan earlier this year.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Depression costs Irish business £170 million each year in lost work days.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Essential staff needed to continue critical work will remain, the advisory said.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        However, July and August still saw millions of employees left without work.
                        The South African
                        7
                        A criminal response to their situation simply does not work, Becroft said.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        People are getting back to work, a North Sea trade source said.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        The project is a result of several years' work and painstaking planning.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        Corker said Democratic senators told him that Washington must work with Europe.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        That said; don't allow a moment of doubt to undo previous work.
                        The South African
                        12
                        Question: Myself and my wife met through work almost 20 years ago.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        Good social work needs community safety networks to keep each other safe.
                        The Guardian
                        14
                        Her research work focuses on interpersonal violence and media representations of violence.
                        The South African
                        15
                        This is the key to good preparation, good work, and good management.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        Agriculture Another 3 per cent work in the agriculture industry, including farming.
                        News.com.au