TubeTalk Pronunciation

How to pronounce “work”

Hear “work” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for work

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of work with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Do More Great Workwork stop the busy work and start the
Definition summary: (uncountable) Employment.

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Do More Great Work

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[Noun]
(uncountable) Employment.
(uncountable) Effort.
Product; the result of effort.
(uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
(mining) Ore before it is dressed.[1]
(slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
(LGBTQ slang) The confident attitude of a drag queen.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
(intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
(transitive) To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.
(intransitive) To move or progress slowly or with difficulty.
(transitive) To cause to move slowly or with difficulty.
(transitive) To embroider with thread.
(intransitive) To ferment.
(transitive) To cause to ferment.
(intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
(intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
(intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
(ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
(obsolete, intransitive) To hurt; to ache.
(slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
(LGBTQ slang, intransitive) To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen.