work out
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Definitions
Verb
come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
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happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"
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work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"
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do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
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be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"
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make a mathematical calculation or computation
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find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
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give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one''s muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
Synonyms
calculate
cipher
compute
cypher
elaborate
exercise
figure
figure out
lick
puzzle out
reckon
solve
work
work up
More General Terms
add up
amount
come
come out
develop
make grow
number
put to work
reason
total
turn out
understand
work
More Specific Terms
add
add together
answer
approximate
average
average out
break
budget
capitalise
capitalize
deduct
differentiate
divide
estimate
extract
extrapolate
factor
factor in
factor out
fraction
gauge
guess
infer
integrate
interpolate
judge
limber up
loosen up
miscalculate
misestimate
multiply
press
process
prorate
quantise
quantize
recalculate
resolve
riddle
solve
strengthen
strike
subtract
survey
take off
tone
tone up
train
tumble
warm up
weightlift
weight-lift