work out betydelse and definition

Betydelse av work out på svenska

• 0 to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body:

  • Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.

• 1 to be the result of a calculation:

  • These figures work out differently each time I add them.

  • The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.

  • In fact the trip worked out cheaper than we'd expected.

• 2 to happen or develop in a particular way:

  • How is the new monitoring procedure working out?

  • Let's hope this new job works out well for him.

• 3 (of a situation) to happen or develop in a particular, esp. a satisfactory, way, or (of a person) to be suitable for a particular situation:

  • Nothing was working out right.

  • Is your new assistant working out OK?

• 4 to exercise in order to improve health, strength, or physical appearance, or to improve your skill in a sport:

  • I work out on my stationary bike.

• 5 to be successful or develop in a particular way:

  • I hope your new job works out.

• 6 to have a particular result or type of result:

  • These figures work out different every time I do them.

  • It works out cheaper to have the books printed in India.

  • work out at sth The unit cost works out at €11.25.