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works around

works around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of work around.

Meaning of work around

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, around.
    • He works around the corner in the fish shop.
  2. To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).
    • If we can't fix this problem, we'll just have to work around it.

Questions about works around

What is works around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Works around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of work around.

Words near works around in the dictionary

  1. workrule
  2. workrules
  3. works
  4. works agreement
  5. works agreements
  6. works around
  7. works at
  8. works away
  9. works back
  10. works backward
  11. works blue

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Adapted from Wiktionary: works around (page history and authors); work around (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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