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work one's way

work one's way verb: synonym of make one's way.

Verb

work one's way (third-person singular simple present works one's way, present participle working one's way, simple past and past participle worked one's way)

  1. Synonym of make one's way.
    Synonyms:
    make one's way

Synonyms of work one's way

Forms of work one's way

third-person singular presentworks one's way
present participleworking one's way
past participleworked one's way
pastworked one's way

Questions about work one's way

What does work one's way mean?
Work one's way means synonym of make one's way.
What part of speech is work one's way?
Work one's way is a verb.
What is the past tense of work one's way?
The past tense of work one's way is worked one's way.

Words near work one's way in the dictionary

  1. work one's fingers to the bone
  2. work one's guts out
  3. work one's magic
  4. work one's passage
  5. work one's tail off
  6. work one's way
  7. work one's way up
  8. work oneself to the bone
  9. work order
  10. work orders
  11. work out

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