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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wrought \Wrought\, a.
Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude.
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Wrought iron. See under Iron.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wrought \Wrought\,
imp. & p. p. of Work.
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Alas that I was wrought [created]! --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Work \Work\ (w[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Worked (w[^u]rkt),
or Wrought (r[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Working.] [AS.
wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin
to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken,
Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth. wa['u]rkjan. [root]145. See
Work, n.]
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1. To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for
the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in
the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
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O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work,
To match thy goodness? --Shak.
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Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw
be given you. --Ex. v. 18.
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Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake,
Our life doth pass. --Sir J.
Davies.
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2. Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;
as, a machine works well.
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We bend to that the working of the heart. --Shak.
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3. Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or
influence; to conduce.
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We know that all things work together for good to
them that love God. --Rom. viii.
28.
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This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he
desired to be taught. --Locke.
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She marveled how she could ever have been wrought
upon to marry him. --Hawthorne.
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4. To carry on business; to be engaged or employed
customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor;
to toil.
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They that work in fine flax . . . shall be
confounded. --Isa. xix. 9.
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5. To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a
state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to
strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
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Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
--Addison.
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6. To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or
penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a
following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through,
and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work
into the earth.
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Till body up to spirit work, in bounds
Proportioned to each kind. --Milton.
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7. To ferment, as a liquid.
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The working of beer when the barm is put in.
--Bacon.
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8. To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a
cathartic.
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Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so
to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
--Grew.
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To work at, to be engaged in or upon; to be employed in.
To work to windward (Naut.), to sail or ply against the
wind; to tack to windward. --Mar. Dict.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Work \Work\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Worked, or Wrought; p. pr.
& vb. n. Working.] [AS. wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p.
geworht, gewroht); akin to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian,
D. werken, G. wirken, Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth.
wa['u]rkjan. [root]145. See Work, n.]
1. To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for
the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in
the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.
O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work, To
match thy goodness? --Shak.
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw
be given you. --Ex. v. 18.
Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake, Our life
doth pass. --Sir J.
Davies.
2. Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;
as, a machine works well.
We bend to that the working of the heart. --Shak.
3. Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or
influence; to conduce.
We know that all things work together for good to
them that love God. --Rom. viii.
28.
This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he
desired to be taught. --Locke.
She marveled how she could ever have been wrought
upon to marry him. --Hawthorne.
4. To carry on business; to be engaged or employed
customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor;
to toil.
They that work in fine flax . . . shall be
confounded. --Isa. xix. 9.
5. To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a
state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to
strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.
Confused with working sands and rolling waves.
--Addison.
6. To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or
penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a
following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through,
and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work
into the earth.
Till body up to spirit work, in bounds Proportioned
to each kind. --Milton.
7. To ferment, as a liquid.
The working of beer when the barm is put in.
--Bacon.
8. To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a
cathartic.
Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so
to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.
--Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wrought \Wrought\,
imp. & p. p. of Work.
Alas that I was wrought [created]! --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wrought \Wrought\, a.
Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude.
Wrought iron. See under Iron.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
wrought
adj : shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a
pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped
handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought
silver bracelet" [syn: shaped, molded]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
work
n 1: activity directed toward making or doing something; "she
checked several points needing further work"
2: a product produced or accomplished through the effort or
activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not
regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the
symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was
indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work
of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or
water over time" [syn: piece of work]
3: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for
employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" [syn: employment]
4: applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject
(especially by reading); "mastering a second language
requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study
in interior design" [syn: study]
5: the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial
part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre";
"Picasso's work can be divided into periods" [syn: oeuvre,
body of work]
6: a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
[syn: workplace]
7: (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy
from one physical system to another expressed as the
product of a force and the distance through which it moves
a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force
times distance"
v 1: exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose
or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my
grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions
for the poor" [ant: idle]
2: be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife
never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?";
"She never did any work because she inherited a lot of
money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through
college" [syn: do work]
3: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or
expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as
people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?";
"This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act
quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a
lot of water" [syn: act]
4: perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't
go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run
well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function,
operate, go, run] [ant: malfunction]
5: shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools";
"process iron"; "work the metal" [syn: work on, process]
6: give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants";
"My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"
[syn: exercise, work out]
7: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd";
"make one's way into the forest" [syn: make]
8: operate in a certain place, area, or specialty; "She works
the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This
artist works mostly in acrylics"
9: proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an
activity; "work your way through every problem or task";
"She was working on her second martini when the guests
arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
10: move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with
tension"
11: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work
a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a
joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken
area" [syn: bring, play, wreak, make for]
12: cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" [syn: put
to work]
13: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
[syn: cultivate, crop]
14: behave in a certain way when handled; "This dough does not
work easily"; "The soft metal works well"
15: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work
influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends
to support the political candidate" [syn: influence, act
upon]
16: operate in or through; "Work the phones"
17: cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the
controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?"
18: provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of
young girls into a frenzy"
19: gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the
political candidate worked the crowds"
20: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded
the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the
dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
[syn: shape, form, mold, mould, forge]
21: move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the
student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work
the body onto the flatbed truck"
22: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is
soft" [syn: knead]
23: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new
taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he
works his parents for sympathy" [syn: exploit]
24: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand
the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out
your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation
isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did
you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math
problem" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, puzzle
out, lick]
25: cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a
very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The
vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" [syn: ferment]
26: go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked";
"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" [syn: sour,
turn, ferment]
27: arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The
stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt
many times"
[also: wrought]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
wrought
See work
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
Αγγλικά a.
1 (''σπάνιo'') ''εναλλακτική μορφή του'' worked, (infl en work
en-ed)
2 (infl en wreak en-ed)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
a.
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
vb.
(infl of en work ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
a.
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
vb.
(infl of en work ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
a.
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
vb.
(infl of en work ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
a.
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
vb.
(infl of en work ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm w rought impperf=work tyyli=vanhahtava)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wrought
Engelska a.
(avledning en work ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb work)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
مصنوع
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
wrought //ɹɑt// //ɹɔt// //ɹɔːt//
изработен
Having been worked or prepared somehow
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
kovaný
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
zpracovaný
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
work /wˈɜːk/ (work /wˈɜːk/ <>, [archaic] wrought /ɹˈɔːt/ <>, worked /wˈɜːkt/ <>, [archaic] wrought /ɹˈɔːt/ <>)
arbeiten
"he/she works" - er/sie arbeitet
"I/he/she worked" - ich/er/sie arbeitete
"he/she has/had worked" - er/sie hat/hatte gearbeitet
"work on sth." - an etw. arbeiten
"be working on sth." - an etw. arbeiten
"work for a company" - für eine Firma arbeiten
"work with a firm" - bei einer Firma arbeiten
"work in the kitchen" - in der Küche arbeiten
"work as teacher" - als Lehrer arbeiten
"work with one's hands" - mit seinen Händen arbeiten
"work yourself to death" - sich zu Tode arbeiten
"work to rule" - gemäß den Vorschriften arbeiten
"I work for / in a travel agency." - Ich arbeite bei einem / für ein Reisebüro.
"I work as a teacher." - Ich arbeite als Lehrer.
"I am free from work today." - Ich arbeite heute nicht., Ich habe heute arbeitsfrei.
"Tom is working on the completion of his seminar paper." - Tom arbeitet an der Fertigstellung seiner Seminararbeit.
see: working, worked, I work, you work
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
geschmiedet, gehämmert [techn.]
Note: Metall
"hand-wrought" - handgeschmiedet
see: wrought copper
Note: metal
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
verarbeitet, bearbeitet [techn.]
Note: Werkstoff
Note: of a material
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
wrought //ɹɑt// //ɹɔt// //ɹɔːt//
työstetty
Having been worked or prepared somehow
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
1. लाना
"The cyclone wrought large scale destruction on the eastern coast."
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
1. का~बना~हुआ
"The museum has elaborately wrought carvings and inlays in bronze."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
izrađen, kovan, obrađen, rađen
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
1. feldolgozott
2. kidolgozott
3. megmunkált
4. kovácsolt
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
wrought /rɔ:t/
1. misterny
2. kuty
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
wrought /ɹˈɔːt/
1. (eski), (bak.) work
2. işlenmiş
3. çekiçle dövülüp şeklini bulmuş
4. incelikle işlenmiş. wrought iron dökme demir.wrought up heyecanlı, sinirli, gergin.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɹɔt/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
work 的过去式(分词)
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 制造的,形成的;(金属)锻的;精心制作的,精练的;
vbl. work的过去式和过去分词
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