work over
To improve a prototype, or first draftTo improve a prototype, or first draft.
» Tom has been working here for over thirty years.
Tom arbeitet schon seit über dreißig Jahren hier.
Том работает здесь уже больше тридцати лет.
Том працює тут вже більше тридцяти років.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To improve a prototype, or first draft.
The estimated figures are not bad, but somebody will have to work them over.
(idiomatic, slang, transitive)To physically attack in order to cause injury.
He'll talk, once we work him over.
(idiomatic, slang, transitive)To subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, beating, etc.
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
Examples
43 sentencesTom has been working here for over thirty years.
Том працює тут вже більше тридцяти років.
ruТом работает здесь уже больше тридцати лет.
deTom arbeitet schon seit über dreißig Jahren hier.
Our work is almost over.
Наша робота майже закiнчена.
ruНаша работа почти закончена.
deUnsere Arbeit ist fast fertig.
Our work is all over now.
The hard work is basically over.
The hard work is almost over.
deDie Mühen sind fast zu Ende.
Forms
works over, working over, worked over, worked over| Base form | work over · to work over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | works over |
| Present participle | working over |
| Past simple | worked over |
| Past participle | worked over |
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
4 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