work through
work through · works through · worked through · working through
durchmachen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.
» I worked my way through college.
Я работал, чтобы окончить университет.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.
The students dutifully worked through two pages of algebra problems.
To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.
More definitions
- apply thoroughly; think through
Examples
51 sentencesI worked my way through college.
ruЯ работал, чтобы окончить университет.
Tom worked his way through college.
deTom schlug sich durchs College.
Did you work through the night?
deHast du die Nacht durchgearbeitet?
It'll take time to work through that.
The deal I was working on fell through.
Forms
works through, working through, worked through, worked through| Base form | work through · to work through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | works through |
| Present participle | working through |
| Past simple | worked through |
| Past participle | worked through |
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
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- apply thoroughly; think through:run throughgo through
Lessons 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