workshop
English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
workshop
- /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ UK
- /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ US
- /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/ Australia
Where it comes from
From work + shop.
noun workshops
- A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work. A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart.
-
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism.
Similar: intensive
- An academic conference.
verb workshops · workshopping · workshopped
- To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results. That’s because as well as the film being set in San Francisco and channelling California’s favourite sexologist, the cast workshopped the script for a fortnight with screenwriters Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
- To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop. Some in-class tutorial time was set aside for workshopping the entries.
- To improve through collaboration.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shop, factory, showroom, atelier, studio, laboratory, lab, workplace, campus, mint, internship, traineeship, training, seminar, symposium, congress
Translations
Every language
noun small manufacturing room
| Español | taller |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 작업장 jageopjang, 아틀리에 ateullie, 공방 gongbang, 작업실 jageopsil |
| 日本語 | 作業場 sagyōba, アトリエ atorie, 工房 kōbō |
| 中文 | 車間 /车间 chējiān, 作坊, 工房 gōngfáng, 工作坊 gōngzuòfáng |
| हिन्दी | कर्मशाला karmaśālā, कारख़ाना kārxānā |
| Português | oficina |
| Français | atelier |
| Deutsch | Werkstatt, Werkstätte |
| Italiano | laboratorio, bottega, atelier |
| Ελληνικά | εργαστήριο ergastírio |
| Română | atelier |
| Русский | мастерска́я masterskája, цех cex, ателье́ atɛlʹjé |
| Tiếng Việt | xưởng |
| العربية | مَشْغَل mašḡal, وَرْشَة warša |
| עברית | סַדְנָה sadná |
noun intensive course of education
| Español | taller |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강습회 gangseuphoe, 연수회 yeonsuhoe, 워크숍 wokeusyop |
| 日本語 | 講習会 kōshūkai, 研修会 kenshūkai, ワークショップ wākushoppu |
| 中文 | 研討會 /研讨会 yántǎohuì, 講習會 /讲习会 jiǎngxíhuì, 講習班 /讲习班 jiǎngxíbān |
| Português | seminário, workshop |
| Français | atelier |
| Deutsch | Workshop |
| Italiano | laboratorio, workshop |
| Ελληνικά | εργαστήρια ergastíria |
| Русский | семина́р seminár, воркшо́п vorkšóp |
Talk about this word "workshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/workshop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. workshop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/workshop "workshop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/workshop.Cite this
@misc{workshop_2026,
title = {workshop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/workshop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
