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How to Use "Work" with Example Sentences
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work
(n):
a job where a person makes money; an effort to get things done; a place where a person does his or her job; repairs
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Used with adjectives:
"
It is
hard
work
standing up all day.
"
(hard, difficult, challenging, demanding, intensive, tiring, tough)
"
We appreciate her hours of
dedicated
work
.
"
(dedicated, tireless, endless, valuable)
"
Helping young kids is
rewarding
work
.
"
(rewarding)
"
They hired extra people to do the
heavy
work
.
"
(heavy, physical, dangerous, dirty)
"
He always looks for
easy
work
.
"
(easy, light, little)
"
Data entry is
tedious
work
.
"
(tedious, repetitive, boring)
"
Her son asked for
extra
work
around the house to make some money.
"
(extra, more)
"
The contractor does
excellent
work
on kitchens.
"
(excellent, great, good, outstanding)
"
The contractor did
poor
work
on our house.
"
(poor, shoddy, sloppy, bad, terrible)
"
Please do your
own
work
.
"
(own)
"
I am looking for
full-time
work
.
"
(full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, regular, steady)
"
She does a lot of
volunteer
work
on the weekends.
"
(volunteer, voluntary, charity)
"
She is good at
administrative
work
.
"
(administrative, clerical, office, secretarial)
"
The roads need
extensive
work
.
"
(extensive, major, repair)
Used with verbs:
"
His mistakes
make
more
work
for me.
"
(make, create, produce)
"
We
get
more
work
during tax season.
"
(get, have, receive)
"
Let's
begin
work
on the house.
"
(begin, start, continue, resume)
"
They
completed
work
on the project.
"
(completed, finished)
"
Work
was halted
because of the strike.
"
(be + halted, be + stopped, be + held up)
"
Their
work
is checked
regularly.
"
(be + checked, be + inspected, be + supervised)
"
We truly
admire
his
work
.
"
(admire, appreciate, value, like, love)
"
The new program
requires
a lot of
work
.
"
(requires, needs)
"
Please
submit
your
work
by the end of the day.
"
(submit, turn in, hand in)
"
I
am looking for
work
.
"
(be + looking for, be + searching for)
"
I want to
return to
work
after I have the baby.
"
(return to, go back to)
"
I
love
my
work
.
"
(love, hate)
Used with prepositions:
"
I am very busy
at
work
.
"
(at, with)
"
He has been
out of
work
for three months.
"
(out of)
"
We met
through
work
.
"
(through)
"
I need to do some
work
on
the house.
"
(on)
"
He does a lot of
work
with
charities.
"
(with)
Used with nouns:
"
She has good
work
ethic
.
"
(ethic, habits)
"
He has a busy
work
schedule
.
"
(schedule)
"
Please keep your
work
surface
clean.
"
(surface, station, area)
"
We have a pleasant
work
environment
.
"
(environment)
"
Please don't call me during
work
hours
.
"
(hours)
"
She is in the country on a
work
visa
.
"
(visa, permit)
"
He doesn't have enough
work
experience
.
"
(experience)
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work
(v):
to do a job for money; to make an effort; to function properly
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Used with adverbs:
"
She
works
hard
all day.
"
(hard, diligently, tirelessly)
"
I choose to
work
part-time
.
"
(part-time, full-time)
"
We are learning to
work
effectively
together.
"
(effectively, efficiently, productively)
"
I have been
actively
working
on the presentation for weeks.
"
(actively)
"
We have
worked
closely
for many years.
"
(closely, together)
"
I enjoy
working
alone
.
"
(alone, independently)
"
She
works
directly
with her managers.
"
(directly)
"
The computer
works
perfectly
now.
"
(perfectly, smoothly, correctly, properly, well, differently)
"
He was
working
illegally
in this country.
"
(illegally)
Used with verbs:
"
He
chooses to
work
alone.
"
(chooses to, prefers to, continues to)
"
The employees
are refusing to
work
because of the strike.
"
(be + refusing to)
"
The printer
is
working
fine now.
"
(be: is/am/are, seems to be, appears to be)
Used with prepositions:
"
She is
working
as
a receptionist.
"
(as)
"
I have been
working
at
the store all night.
"
(at)
"
He
works
for
an insurance company.
"
(for)
"
He is
working
on
a Master's in Education.
"
(on, towards)
"
The people I
work
with
are nice.
"
(with)
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