I'm a foreign guy and interested to english. Sometimes some expressions just confuse me, I could not find a satisfacted answer from dictionary. Would anyone help me?Here is a question, I notic a lot use of this phrase "Work out" in different situations,what is the exactly means there?
2007-03-12 18:25:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
work out can mean:
to exercise (I work out by lifting weights)
to resolve (The arguing man and wife have to work out their problems or they'll end up getting a divorce)
2007-03-12 18:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the context of any problem solving work out means to resolve
In the context of ur physical fitness it means to exercise
we can say work out means to continuously doing
2007-03-13 05:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by sanjana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work Out - A period of physical exercise, especially as training for a sport. *
2007-03-13 03:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by blacktulip_raine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
work out loosely means 'exercise your body', particularly in a gym. it may also mean 'figure out' like in the phrase 'work out what that means'.
2007-03-13 01:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by WAHMaholic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋