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work

/ˈwɜːk/WURK
/ˈwɝk/WURK

Meaninga deed, a task

Common meaning: labour

Other meanings: a task done

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishweorcsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwerksource
  3. Englishwork‘labour’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English weorc ‘a deed, a task’.

Roots

  • weorc Old English “a deed, a task”

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