work away
work away · works away · worked away · working away
Synonym of fire awaySynonym of fire away.
» Get back to work right away.
Sofort zurück an die Arbeit!
Meaning
2 senses(Ireland, idiomatic, intransitive)Synonym of fire away.
(intransitive)To persist in working diligently at a subject or target.
Examples
21 sentencesGet back to work right away.
deSofort zurück an die Arbeit!
If it doesn't work, throw it away.
ruЕсли он не работает, выброси его.
Tom is working away.
They started working right away.
deSie machten sich umgehend an die Arbeit.
Tom started working right away.
Forms
works away, working away, worked away, worked away| Base form | work away · to work away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | works away |
| Present participle | working away |
| Past simple | worked away |
| Past participle | worked away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
10 phrasal verbs- work upзвільнити, стрілятиTo raise; to excite; to stir up.
- work outвийти, виходитиTo calculate.
- work onробити, працюватиTo apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
- work overвідполірувати, відшліфуватиTo improve a prototype, or first draft.
- work offTo lose (weight) by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.
- work inTo find time or space for, amid other things.
- work backTo work overtime; to make up time off by working overtime; to work beyond a specific shift.
- work awaySynonym of fire away.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb