# worked

Pronunciation: say "WURKT" US /wɝkt/, UK /wɜːkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of work. — simple past and past participle of work
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of work. Use this form for a job or task done in the past.
   - _The crew worked through the night to fix the outage._
   - _He has worked at the same firm for thirty years._

## Adjective

2. Prepared with each step shown, so that the method needed to reach the answer is demonstrated.
   - Simple: Solved step by step so you can see how to get the answer.
   - _The study guide includes a worked example for each type of equation._
   - _Students learn faster from a worked problem than from the bare answer._
3. Shaped, processed, or prepared in a particular way through labor; wrought.
   - Simple: Shaped or treated by hand or machine work.
   - _The museum displayed tools of worked bronze from the Bronze Age._
   - _Blocks of worked stone formed the foundation of the ancient temple._
4. Crafted or developed in the way or to the extent indicated by an accompanying word, as in 'finely worked' or 'tightly worked'.
   - Simple: Made or done in a certain way or to a certain level.
   - _The architect submitted a meticulously worked blueprint._
   - _Her thesis was a tightly worked piece of reasoning._
5. Decorated or embellished, especially with embroidery.
   - Simple: Decorated with sewn designs, like embroidery.
   - _The bride wore a gown of richly worked silk._
   - _Antique worked samplers hang in the museum's textile room._

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