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1

Engaged in a job or other activity, as in The contractor is hard at work on the new building, or The little boy was fascinated to see the washing machine at work. [Early 1600s]

2

At one's office or other place of business, as in Is it all right if I telephone you at work? [Late 1800s]

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Words nearby at work

atween, at will, atwitter, Atwood, Atwood's machine, at work, at worst, at wt, atypical, Atyrau, au
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Words related to at work

alive, effective, operating, engaged, hired, occupied, absorbed, committed, employed, engrossed, interested, involved, preoccupied, working, performing, running, flowing, functioning, going, mobile

How to use at work in a sentence

  • We do what we can when Skipper loses her lunch money, pay for college if we can, help out with the first-day-at-work suit.

    'Mom, Dad—I Need $96K'|Kathleen Parker|July 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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