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• past participle of work.
• past tense form of work.

worked

American  

[wurkt] / wɜrkt /

adjective

1. that has undergone work.

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worked British  

/ wɜːkt /

adjective

1. made or decorated with evidence of workmanship; wrought, as with embroidery or tracery

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Synonym Usage

Worked, wrought both apply to something on which effort has been applied. Worked implies expended effort of almost any kind: a worked silver mine. Wrought implies fashioning, molding, or making, especially of metals: wrought iron.

Other Word Forms

• unworked
  adjective
• well-worked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of worked

First recorded in 1700–10; work + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But she solidified her place in music with collaborations with songwriter-producer Jim Steinman, a hitmaker who worked with Meat Loaf, Air Supply and Celine Dion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

The video also shows other men lying face down -- presumably two workers -- and a relative who worked with them.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

"At a certain point, we wondered whether that same current control could be redirected from cells to molecules, replacing the neuron-facing electrodes with ring-electrode pairs that could localize pH for DNA synthesis. It worked."

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

This is a shallow theory of how to achieve transformative political change, but it might have worked as the start of an electoral strategy.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2026

Dad worked so hard to be able to afford the tuition, and if I get thrown out now, it’ll really crush him.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold