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worked one's way

worked one's way is the simple past and past participle of work one's way.

Meaning of work 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

Questions about worked one's way

What is worked one's way the simple past and past participle of?
Worked one's way is the simple past and past participle of work one's way.

Words near worked one's way in the dictionary

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

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