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Work on   /wərk ɑn/   Listen
Work on

verb
1.
To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.  Synonym: work at.
2.
Shape, form, or improve a material.  Synonyms: process, work.  "Process iron" , "Work the metal"






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"Work on" Quotes from Famous Books



... returned home and was paid off. There was now no help for it. Captain Stanhope was evidently a kind man, and would, should a favourable opportunity occur, allow him to go home. Still, Owen saw that the present was no time to talk about that. He at once set to work on his new duties, and he soon found, from the approval expressed by the captain, that he ...
— Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs - A Tale of Land and Sea • William H. G. Kingston

... any work on morality and religion was over actually composed by the seven Rishis or not, no such work, it is certain, is in existence now. Besides this mention of the work in the Mahabharata, no reference to it has been made anywhere ...
— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 - Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 • Unknown

... but the getting there is very wonderful too. You'll judge, from all this that I've had a happy week, that work is going well, and that I'm hopeful and confident. I mustn't be too confident, I know, but confidence is a great thing to work on. I've never done anything good on ...
— Christine • Alice Cholmondeley

... will give a good opportunity to make a cap that will answer for a dust cap or serve as a part of the cooking uniform. If such a cap does not seem desirable and the former lesson has not been completed, the cap may be omitted and the work on the holder continued. ...
— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario

... very nice if you would repeat the work in Virginia. I know that the Pecan Growers will work on the problem in the South. If we could get work done in the Central States, it would be an advantage for all ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting • Various


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