| VERB | social | work at, work on | to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something |
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| Meaning | To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | work on | |
| Narrower | belabor, belabour | To work at or to absurd length |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | trabajar | |
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