working
Operation; actionOperation; action.
» Understand the inner workings of you.
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7 senses(countable, usually plural, uncountable)Operation; action.
действиеdejstvije, функционированиеfunkcionirovanije
(countable, uncountable)Method of operation.
Ansatz
действиеdejstvije, оперированиеoperirovanije, обработкаobrabotka
(countable, uncountable)The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
Be sure to check your working.
(countable, uncountable)Fermentation.
ферментацияfermentacija
(countable, uncountable)Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
(countable, uncountable)A place where work is carried on.
the abandoned mine workings
(countable)A train movement.
- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
Examples
11 sentencesUnderstand the inner workings of you.
You need to understand your inner workings.
Do you understand the inner workings of a car?
You have to understand the inner workings of yourself.
Sami knows everything about the inner workings of this organization.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from Old English wyrċing (“worFrom Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from Old English wyrċing (“working”), verbal noun of wyrċan (“to work”), equivalent to work + -ing. Cognate with Scots wirking, warking, Dutch werking, German Wirkung.
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Forms
plural: workingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked:workings
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable