work on, v.
freq. cnt. 26
freq. cnt. 26
to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 6
work at work on
sample sentences
"the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
shape, form, or improve a material
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5
process work work on
sample sentences
"work stone into tools""process iron"
"work the metal"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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