interwork
interwork verb: to work (two or more things) into and through each other.
Verb
interwork (third-person singular simple present interworks, present participle interworking, simple past and past participle interworked or interwrought)
- To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
- They had (saith he) certaine armes so curiously enter-wrought as they seemed to be made like feathers[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 9, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- To interact.
- Two three-car units have been stationed at Tondu for the new workings and will inter-work with others from Treherbert.1963 January, “News and comment”, in Modern Railways, page 10
Forms of interwork
| third-person singular present | interworks |
|---|---|
| present participle | interworking |
| past participle | interworked |
| past | interworked |
| past participle | interwrought |
| past | interwrought |
| alternative form | enterwork |
Origin of interwork
From inter- + work.
Questions about interwork
- What does interwork mean?
- Interwork means to work (two or more things) into and through each other.
- What part of speech is interwork?
- Interwork is a verb.
- What is the past tense of interwork?
- The past tense of interwork is interworked.
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