Dutch language

How to pronounce work in Dutch?

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Type Words
Synonyms knead
Type of manipulate
Has types masticate, proof
Verb group crop, cultivate


work the clay until it is soft.
Type Words
Synonyms function, go, operate, run
Has types double, run, serve, cut, service, roll
Verb group run


This old radio doesn't work anymore.
Type Words
Synonyms do work
Has types job, turn a trick, travail, toil, tinker, take, subcontract, slave, serve, scab, rat, occupy, moonlight, moil, man, labour, labor, knuckle down, bank, grind, freelance, fink, fill, blackleg, farm, break one's back, fag, buckle down, drudge, drive, dig
Verb group put to work
Derivation worker


Is your husband working again?.
My wife never worked.
Do you want to work after the age of 60?.
She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money.
She works as a waitress to put herself through college.
Type Words
Synonyms study
Type of acquisition, learning


mastering a second language requires a lot of work.
Type Words
Synonyms act upon, influence
Type of impact, affect, touch, bear upon, bear on, touch on
Has types prejudice, color, colour, carry, dominate, blackmail, blackjack, fix, form, get at, imprint, manipulate, militate, persuade, prepossess, pressure, pull strings, pull wires, sway, swing, swing over


The artist's work influenced the young painter.
She worked on her friends to support the political candidate.
Type Words
Synonyms forge, form, mold, mould, shape
Type of create from raw stuff, create from raw material
Has types grind, mound, mold, throw, model, machine, layer, cast, carve, puddle, mould, stamp, hill, cut out, beat, remold, reshape, handbuild, sinter, hand-build, roughcast, sculpture, sculpt, upset, preform, coil, swage, chip
Verb group process, work on
Type Words
Synonyms bring, make for, play, wreak
Type of create, make
Verb group act
Derivation workable


I cannot work a miracle.
Type Words
Synonyms employment
Type of occupation, line of work, line, job, business
Has types service, ministry, paper route, piecework, public service, engagement, sailing, seafaring, navigation, services, coaching job, telecommuting, coaching, teleworking, booking, work load, workload


a lot of people are out of work.
Type Words
Synonyms put to work
Type of use, utilise, employ, utilize, apply
Has types exercise, computerise, computerize, cybernate, exploit, overwork, rack, warm up, work out
Verb group do work


he is working his servants hard.
Type Words
Synonyms figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work out
Type of understand
Has types guess, answer, break, strike, riddle, resolve, infer
Derivation workable


this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out.
He could not work the math problem.
Type Words
Synonyms piece of work
Type of production, product
Has types polychrome, work in progress, woodwork, lacework, lacquerware, handiwork, leatherwork, follow-up, followup, handicraft, wicker, workpiece, handwork, handcraft, ironwork, openwork, caning, publication, silverwork, wickerwork, chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiece, metalwork


it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works.
the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work.
he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey.
the work of an active imagination.
erosion is the work of wind or water over time.
Type Words
Synonyms act
Type of succeed, win, deliver the goods, come through, bring home the bacon
Verb group wreak, play, make for, bring
Derivation workable


The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought.
How does your idea work in practice?.
This method doesn't work.
The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water.
Type Words
Synonyms exploit
Type of use, utilise, utilize, apply, employ
Has types play, feed, avail, make hay, help, use, prey


She knows how to work the system.
he works his parents for sympathy.
Type Words
Synonyms make
Type of pass
Has types jostle, bushwhack, claw


work one's way through the crowd.
Type Words
Synonyms crop, cultivate
Type of gear up, set, fix, set up, prepare, ready
Has types overcrop, overcultivate
Verb group knead
Type Words
Synonyms process, work on
Type of transform, transmute, transubstantiate
Has types make over, overwork, rework, retread, rack, hot-work, tool, till, coldwork, cold work
Verb group forge, shape, mold, mould, form
Derivation workable


work stone into tools.
work the metal.
Type Words
Synonyms workplace
Type of geographical point, geographic point
Has types beehive, bakehouse, piscary, pit, oyster bed, oyster park, research lab, lumberyard, research laboratory, rope yard, ropewalk, studio, roundhouse, bakery, tannery, brokerage, telephone exchange, science lab, test bed, brokerage house, science laboratory, central, workshop, colliery, bakeshop, creamery, drill site, oyster bank, exchange, farm, fish farm, fishery, forge, gasworks, glassworks, ironworks, waterworks, job, smithy, lab, shipyard, laboratory, laundry, shop, proving ground, shop floor, location


he arrived at work early today.
Type Words
Synonyms ferment
Type of convert
Has types vinify
Verb group sour, ferment, turn


The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats.
Type Words
Synonyms body of work, oeuvre
Type of output, end product
Has types writing


Picasso's work can be divided into periods.
Type Words
Synonyms exercise, work out
Type of put to work
Has types warm up
Verb group work out, exercise


My personal trainer works me hard.
work one's muscles.
Type Words
Synonyms ferment, sour, turn
Type of turn, change state
Verb group ferment


The wine worked.
Type Words
Type of activity
Has types spadework, subbing, substituting, task, timework, tending, busywork, care, coursework, duty, heavy lifting, housekeeping, housewifery, housework, welfare work, investigating, investigation, ironing, job, labor, labour, lavation, washing, action, logging, loose end, make-work, wash, mission, missionary work, unfinished business, nightwork, operation, aid, attention, paperwork, undertaking, polishing, procedure, project, toil, service, shining, social service


she checked several points needing further work.
Type Words
Type of get, become, go


The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times.
Type Words
Type of be
Verb group knead


This dough does not work easily.
The soft metal works well.
Type Words
Type of care, handle, deal, manage
Derivation workable


This pilot works the controls.
Can you work an electric drill?.
Type Words
Has types slog, skipper, muck about, page, peg away, plug away, monkey around, monkey, mess around, minister, work through, work on, clerk, carpenter, whore, assist, waitress, cooperate, specialise, work at, get together, skimp, specialize, potter, collaborate, wait, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, busy, electioneer, volunteer, keep one's nose to the grindstone, pull one's weight, join forces, intern, putter, run through, beaver, go through, scant, tinker, occupy, beaver away, muck around, serve, boondoggle
Verb group do work
Derivation worker


I will work hard to improve my grades.
she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor.
Type Words
Type of becharm, fascinate, trance, enamor, captivate, charm, capture, beguile, catch, bewitch, entrance, enchant, enamour


the political candidate worked the crowds.
Type Words
Type of displace, move


His fingers worked with tension.
Type Words
Type of move, displace
Has types stir


work the raisins into the dough.
the student worked a few jokes into his presentation.
work the body onto the flatbed truck.
Type Words
Verb group do work


She works the night clubs.
The salesman works the Midwest.
This artist works mostly in acrylics.
Type Words
Type of operate, run
Verb group operate, run, function, go
Type Words
Type of energy, free energy


work equals force times distance.
Type Words
Type of move, proceed, go
Verb group make


work your way through every problem or task.
She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived.
Start from the bottom and work towards the top.
Type Words
Type of stir, stimulate, excite
Verb group exploit


The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy.