work on

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work on

verb works on · working on · worked on

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.
transitive To exercise influence on someone. Leave it to me. I'll try to work on the boss to give us the day off.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, on. Do you work on Sundays?

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@misc{work_on_2026,
  title = {work on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/work%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}