to add up to a particular amount
to be successful, or to end in a particular way
to deal with a problem in a satisfactory way
to decide or agree on something
to do physical exercise as a way of keeping fit
to find a satisfactory way of doing something
to solve a problem by considering the facts
to solve a problem by doing a calculation
to understand someone or something
used for saying what the actual cost or value of something is when you calculate it
An international peace plan has been worked out.
But after a while he said thoughtfully, `Needs a little work out here.
He works out at the local gym every day.
I can’t work him out.
I can’t work out what to do.
I guess maybe I saw Tyler as a fall-back plan in case things with Scott didn't work out.
I was born in 1947: you work out my age.
If it doesn’t work out, you can always come back here.
She was trying to work out how she was going to fit Sutherland's orders into her strange relationship with Wilshere.
Taking the train works out more expensive than going by car.
The exact details of the event haven’t been worked out yet.
The mortgage works out at about £360 a month.
Things worked out pretty well in the end.
We haven’t worked out a date for the meeting.
We’ve worked out our differences.
What she couldn't work out was how Carol's cover had been blown.
works out
working out
worked out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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