Work out

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Transitive phrasal verb 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Intransitive phrasal verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Transitive phrasal verb

work out

1. (with object after out) To calculate.

   Can you work out 250 × 12 in your head for me?

2. To make sense of .

   I can't work these instructions out.

   Can you work out how to get to the university by car?

3. (with object between work and out) To extract gradually .

   Using some tweezers, he worked the bee sting out of his hand.

Translations

• räkna ut (1,2), beräkna (1), få rätsida på (2),

Intransitive phrasal verb

work out

1. To conclude with the correct solution.

   These figures just don't work out.

2. To be a success.

   Are you still seeing John? - No, it didn't work out.

3. To habitually lift weights in order to make the muscles of one's body larger.

   Wow, you're looking good! Do you work out?

Translations

• Swedish: gå ut (1), fungera (2), träna (3)

See also

• workout, work-out