WORKED Definition & Meaning

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worked

[ wurkt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

that has undergone work. working.

worked

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adjective

made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of worked¹

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed ²

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Synonym Study

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.

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According to his LinkedIn page, Mr Chambers first lived and worked in Thailand 30 years ago, and has spent years since then lecturing and researching in the country, including writing books on its military.

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Brand has pivoted away from acting and has worked to refashion himself as an anti-establishment commentator, and made news last year announcing he’d been baptized.

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He worked his way through college and came to the U.S. on a student visa to pursue graduate studies.

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For the last two decades he’s worked across media, from video to sculpture to found materials.

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Navy veterans who worked in Veterans Administration healthcare.

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