werk
Meaning
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- (neuter) a task, job, chore
- (neuter) a profession, job, employment, line of work
- (neuter) a workplace
- (neuter) a product, creation; production, output, result of work
- (dialectal, neuter) tow, oakum
Concepts
line of work
tool bit
exercitation
Synonyms
emplooi
pennevrucht
boekwerk
eindwerk
usance
werkkring
gewenning
aanwensel
vormlijkheid
bedrijvigheid
knoeiboel
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋɛrk/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
New
werken
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- (intransitive) to work, labour
- (intransitive) to function, work, be in working order
- (intransitive) to warp, settle
- (transitive) to contact
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