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work through

work through verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.

Verb

work through (third-person singular simple present works through, present participle working through, simple past and past participle worked through)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.
    • The students dutifully worked through two pages of algebra problems.
  2. To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.

Forms of work through

third-person singular presentworks through
present participleworking through
past participleworked through
pastworked through

Questions about work through

What does work through mean?
Work through means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through.
What part of speech is work through?
Work through is a verb.
What is the past tense of work through?
The past tense of work through is worked through.

Words near work through in the dictionary

  1. work the line
  2. work the oracle
  3. work the refs
  4. work the room
  5. work the system
  6. work through
  7. work time
  8. work times
  9. work to rule
  10. work to rules
  11. work together

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