Betekenis van work sth out In het Nederlands

• 0 to do a calculation to get an answer to a mathematical question:

  • We need to work out the total cost of the project.

• 1 to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it:

  • [ + question word ] There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.

  • [ + that ] Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed.

• 2 If a problem or difficult situation works out, it gradually becomes better or satisfactory, and if you work it out, you make it better or satisfactory:

  • Don't worry about anything - it'll all work out (for the best) in the end, you'll see.

• 3 to calculate the cost, price, or amount of something:

  • Work out how many people we need to finish the project on time.

  • We worked out the cost of hiring two more developers.

• 4 to find a solution to a problem or situation:

  • We need to work out a way of improving our overseas sales.

  • The details of the deal are still being worked out.