1. (verb)work out, work up come up with "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
2. (verb)work out happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"
3. (verb)elaborate, work out work out in detail "elaborate a plan"
4. (verb)exercise, work out do physical exercise "She works out in the gym every day"
5. (verb)work out be calculated "The fees work out to less than $1,000"
6. (verb)calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure make a mathematical calculation or computation
7. (verb)solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of "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"
8. (verb)exercise, work, work out give a workout to "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
1. (verb)work out to exercise I try to work out at least twice a week.
2. work out to happen successfully after having trouble The situation worked out for the best.
3. work out to solve a problem, find the answer to a question, etc. We had some problems, but we worked them out.; If you can't work it out in your head, use a calculator.; First we have to work out who sits where.
4. work out to be able to understand I've never been able to work him out.