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works away

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

Meaning of work away

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, intransitive) Synonym of fire away.
    Synonyms:
    fire away
  2. (intransitive) To persist in working diligently at a subject or target.

Questions about works away

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

Words near works away in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: works away (page history and authors); work away (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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