English

rank|century|sorry|share|987|working|breath|camp|prove

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-working.ogg|Audio (US)
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Verb
working

1. present participle of|work

#:Leave him alone, he's working.

Translations
Finnish: työskentely, työnteko
Portuguese: trabalho
Scots: wirkin

Noun
en-noun

1. context|usually plural The action of the verb to work.

Adjective
workingcategory:English adjectives

1. That is or are functioning.

#:a working ventilator

1. That suffices but requires additional work.

#:a working copy of the script

1. In paid employment.

#:working mothers

1. Of or relating to employment.

#:the working week

1. Enough to allow one to use something.

#:a working knowledge of computers
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Synonyms
(functioning): functioning, up (mainly used of computers)
(that suffices but requires further work): draft, provisional, temporary
(in paid employment): employed, in employment
(of or relating to employment): work
(enough to allow one to use something): basic

Antonyms
(functioning): broken, broken-down, down (mainly used of computers)

Translations
trans-top|That is or are functioning
Finnish: toimiva
trans-mid
Portuguese: funcional
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trans-top|That suffices but requires additional work
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trans-top|In paid employment
Finnish: työssä käyvä, työtä tehdä|tekevä
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trans-top|Of or relating to employment
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trans-top|Enough to allow one to use something
Finnish: riittävä
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Related terms
work

el:working
fr:working
ja:working
pt:working
te:working
vi:working
zh:working

• 2007-12-05 17:12 - Msh210 - cat;rft

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