WORK OUT

(verb) do physical exercise
"She works out in the gym every day"
synonyms : exercise
(verb) give a workout to
"Some parents exercise their infants", "My personal trainer works me hard", "work one's muscles", "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
synonyms : exercise , work
(verb) come up with
"His colleagues worked out his interesting idea", "We worked up an ad for our client"
synonyms : work up
(verb) work out in detail
"elaborate a plan"
synonyms : elaborate
"to work out an intermediate strategy" -added by nsrees
The architect elaborated on the building plan. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?", "Work out your problems with the boss", "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out", "did you get it?", "Did you get my meaning?", "He could not work the math problem"
synonyms : figure out , lick , puzzle out , solve , work
(verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation
synonyms : calculate , cipher , compute , cypher , figure , reckon
The children were asked to compute the sum. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) be calculated
"The fees work out to less than $1,000"
(verb) happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well
"Things worked out in an interesting way", "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"

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