counterwork
counterwork verb: to work in opposition to; to counteract.
Verb
counterwork (third-person singular simple present counterworks, present participle counterworking, simple past and past participle counterworked)
- To work in opposition to; to counteract.
- But Heav'n's great view is one, that that the Whole.
That counterworks each folly and caprice;1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC
- But Heav'n's great view is one, that that the Whole.
Noun
counterwork (plural counterworks)
Forms of counterwork
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | counterworks |
| present participle | counterworking |
| past participle | counterworked |
| past | counterworked |
| Noun | |
| plural | counterworks |
Origin of counterwork
From counter- + work.
Questions about counterwork
- What does counterwork mean?
- Counterwork means to work in opposition to; to counteract.
- What part of speech is counterwork?
- Counterwork can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of counterwork?
- The past tense of counterwork is counterworked.
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