working

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kɪŋ

Verb

working

1. Present participle of work.

   Leave him alone, he's working.

Noun

working (plural workings)

1. (usually plural) The action of the verb work.

Translations

action of the verb work

Finnish: työskentely (fi), työnteko (fi) French: fonctionnement (fr) m.

Portuguese: trabalho (pt) Scots: wirkin

Adjective

working

1. That is or are functioning.

   a working ventilator

2. That suffices but requires additional work.

   a working copy of the script

3. In paid employment.

   working mothers

4. Of or relating to employment.

   the working week

5. Enough to allow one to use something.

   a working knowledge of computers

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

functioning

Finnish: toimiva (fi)

Portuguese: funcional (pt)

suffices but requires additional work

Finnish: työ- (fi)

in paid employment

Finnish: työssäkäyvä (fi); työtätekevä (fi) (working class)

of or relating to employment

Finnish: työ- (fi)

enough to allow one to use something

Finnish: riittävä (fi)

Related terms

• work

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: century · sorry · share · #987: working · breath · camp · prove