Dictionary entry details
• WORK OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Come up with
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
work out; work up
Context examples:
His colleagues worked out his interesting idea / We worked up an ad for our client
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context examples:
Things worked out in an interesting way / Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
come out; turn out (result or end)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Work out in detail
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
work out; elaborate
Context example:
elaborate a plan
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Do physical exercise
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
exercise; work out
Context example:
She works out in the gym every day
"Work out" entails doing...:
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "work out"):
limber up; loosen up; warm up (make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity)
train (exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition)
tumble (do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully)
strengthen; tone; tone up (give a healthy elasticity to)
press; weight-lift; weightlift (lift weights)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be calculated
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The fees work out to less than $1,000
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
add up; amount; come; number; total (add up in number or quantity)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Make a mathematical calculation or computation
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
compute; calculate; cipher; cypher; figure; reckon; work out
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
reason (think logically)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "work out"):
divide; fraction (perform a division)
extrapolate; interpolate (estimate the value of)
differentiate (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)
integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)
survey (plot a map of (land))
approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))
budget (make a budget)
capitalise; capitalize (compute the present value of a business or an income)
multiply (combine by multiplication)
deduct; subtract; take off (make a subtraction)
add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)
quantise; quantize (apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor)
extract (calculate the root of a number)
process (perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information)
prorate (divide or assess proportionally)
miscalculate; misestimate (calculate incorrectly)
recalculate (calculate anew)
average; average out (compute the average of)
factor; factor in; factor out (resolve into factors)
resolve; solve (find the solution)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
solve; puzzle out; figure out; lick; work out; work
Context examples:
did you solve the problem? / Work out your problems with the boss / this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out / did you get it? / Did you get my meaning? / He could not work the math problem
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
"Work out" entails doing...:
reason (think logically)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "work out"):
break (find the solution or key to)
answer (give the correct answer or solution to)
guess; infer (guess correctly; solve by guessing)
strike (arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing)
riddle (explain a riddle)
answer; resolve (understand the meaning of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give a workout to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
exercise; work; work out
Context examples:
Some parents exercise their infants / My personal trainer works me hard / work one's muscles
Hypernyms (to "work out" is one way to...):
put to work; work (cause to work)
Cause:
exercise; work out (do physical exercise)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "work out"):
warm up (cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
