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works on

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

Meaning of work on

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
    • John's in the studio working on the plans for the new house.
  2. (transitive) To exercise influence on someone.
    • Leave it to me. I'll try to work on the boss to give us the day off.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, on.
    • Do you work on Sundays?

Questions about works on

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

Words near works on in the dictionary

  1. works like a Trojan
  2. works of art
  3. works of fiction
  4. works of necessity
  5. works off
  6. works on
  7. works one's buns off
  8. works one's fingers to the bone
  9. works one's guts out
  10. works one's magic
  11. works one's passage

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