worked
English meaning: Worked
Definition
Past tense and past participle of 'work': to have done a job or to have functioned.
Example
“She worked all summer in a small bakery to save money for her university fees.”
Another example: “The medicine worked quickly and her fever soon dropped.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The past tense and past participle of 'work'; everyday register, used for past employment ('she worked there for years') and past functioning ('the trick worked').
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'wyrcan', with the regular '-ed' ending marking past tense.
Related Words
- freelance
- consultant
- clerk
- correspondent
- reporter
- assistant
- closely
- lecturer
- extensively
- teacher
- journalist
- editor
Common Collocations
- worked hard
- worked out
- worked together
- worked late
- worked well
- worked overtime
Word Forms
work (v); worked; working; works
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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