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worked

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈwɝkt// UK //wˈɜːkt// worked

v. did a job to earn money or spent time and effort to finish a task. It is the past form of 'work'.

v. the past tense and past participle of 'work', meaning to engage in physical or mental activity to achieve a purpose or result.


SIMPLE

She worked at the bank for ten years.

CONTEXTUAL

He worked late every night last week to finish the report before the deadline.

COMPLEX

The team worked tirelessly throughout the weekend, eventually resolving the technical issues that had plagued the launch for months.

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The verb is intransitive when referring to employment, but can be transitive when referring to a specific material or object.

Pitfall

He has work here since 2010He has worked here since 2010Learners often forget the -ed ending when using the present perfect tense.

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