working

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from Old English wyrcung (“working, work”), verbal noun of wyrcan (“to work”), equivalent to work +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots wirking, warking, Dutch werking, German Wirkung.

Noun [edit]

working (plural workings)

  1. (usually plural) Operation; action.
  2. Method of operation.
  3. Fermentation.
  4. (of bodies of water) To become full of a vegetable substance.
Translations [edit]
operation; action
method of operation
fermentation
to become full of a vegetable substance
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Etymology 2 [edit]

From work +‎ -ing. Compare Scots wirkand, werkand, warkand (“working”), Dutch werkend (“working, acting”), German wirkend (“acting, working”).

Verb [edit]

working

  1. Present participle of work.
    Leave him alone, he's working.

Adjective [edit]

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 [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
functioning
suffices but requires additional work
in paid employment
of or relating to employment
enough to allow one to use something

Related terms [edit]

References [edit]

  • working in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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