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work on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. work at, work onverb

    to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something

    "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"

  2. work, work on, processverb

    shape, form, or improve a material

    "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

Wiktionary

  1. work onverb

    to shape, form or improve something

  2. work onverb

    to exercise influence on someone

ChatGPT

  1. work on

    To "work on" generally means to spend time, effort, or energy in order to improve, build, or transform something. This could relate to a range of activities, including tasks, projects, relationships, skills, or personal attributes. The nature of what is being worked on can vary widely, from physical tasks to psychological growth.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of work on in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of work on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of work on in a Sentence

  1. Ta Lou:

    I'm happy that my winter went well but I feel more confident over 100 meters - the 200 meters is becoming too long for me, i'm surprised to still be running well after changing my technique recently but now I need to maintain it. I still need to work on my start and finish.

  2. Edwin Griffioen:

    Because the air pressure is so much lower in an aeroplane than at sea level, a traditional beer tap will not work as it will only dispense a huge amount of foam, we do have dispensers that work on air pressure, but these were too big to fit in a plane.

  3. Kathie Lee Gifford:

    There’s a message from him, a voicemail, ‘I was blown away and will you call me?’ He calls again during dinner, we had a half-hour conversation. ‘Will you forgive me, Kathie, please? I’m doing some hard work on my life. I know I hurt you. I’m so sorry and I need to ask you to forgive me.’.

  4. Denis Pushilin:

    We do not have the right (to stop fighting for Debaltseve). It's even a moral thing. It's internal territory, we have to respond to fire, to work on destroying the enemy's fighting positions ... We are ready at any time (to start the removal of heavy weapons), we have everything ready for a mutual withdrawal. We will not do anything unilaterally - that would make our soldiers targets.

  5. Thomas Frank:

    We have taken an unbelievable opportunity to bring a world class player to Brentford, he has n’t trained with a team for seven months but has done a lot of work on his own. He is fit but we will need to get him match fit and I am looking forward to seeing him work with the players and staff to get back towards his highest level.


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