handwork
handwork · handworks · handworked · handworking
To work by hand, without the use of a machineTo work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
Meaning
1 sensesTo work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
Origin
From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”),From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.
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Forms
handworks, handworking, handworked, handworkedregular · Lesson
| Base form | handwork · to handwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | handworks |
| Present participle | handworking |
| Past simple | handworked |
| Past participle | handworked |
Tenses
handwork · handworked · will handwork · have handworkedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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