working
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Doing a job or task; also functioning properly, like a machine that runs.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɝkɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
usually in the plural
Operation; action.
Method of operation.
arithmetic
The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
of bodies of water
Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
Fermentation.
countable
A train movement.
adjective
In paid employment.
Of or relating to employment.
That is or are functioning.
Enough to allow one to use something.
That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
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- “I am working on an important project that is due tomorrow.”noun
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Sense: in paid employment
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