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working
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??k??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?k??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k??
- Hyphenation: work?ing
Etymology 1
From Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from Old English wyr?ung (“working, work”), verbal noun of wyr?an (“to work”), equivalent to work +? -ing. Cognate with Scots wirking, warking, Dutch werking, German Wirkung.
Noun
working (countable and uncountable, plural workings)
- (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
- Method of operation.
- (arithmetic) The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
- Fermentation.
- (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.
- A place where work is carried on.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English workyng, wirkynge, worchinge, werchinge, workinde, wirkand, worchende, wurchende, from Old English wyr?ende, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *wurkijan? (“to work”), equivalent to work +? -ing. Compare Scots wirkand, werkand, warkand (“working”), Dutch werkend (“working, acting”), German wirkend (“acting, working”).
Verb
working
- present participle of work
Adjective
working (not comparable)
- That is or are functioning.
- That suffices but requires additional work.
- In paid employment.
- Of or relating to employment.
- Enough to allow one to use something.
- a working knowledge of computers
- Used in real life; practical.
Synonyms
- (functioning):: functioning; up (mainly used of computers):
- (that suffices but requires further work):: draft, provisional, temporary
- (in paid employment):: employed, in employment
- (of or relating to employment):: work
- (enough to allow one to use something):: basic
Antonyms
- (functioning):: broken, broken-down, down (mainly used of computers):
Derived terms
Hyponyms
- known-working
Translations
Related terms
- work
References
- working in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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veteran
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?v?.t?.??n/, /?v?.t??n/
- (US) IPA(key): [?v?.t??.??n], [?v?.??.??n]
Noun
veteran (plural veterans)
- A person with long experience of a particular activity.
- (figuratively) A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
- A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans that weren't in armed conflict.
Derived terms
- veteran car
- Veterans Day
Translations
Adjective
veteran (not comparable)
- Having had long experience, practice, or service.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- “That was in Casco,” his wife contradicted immediately. She spoke in the unmistakable tones of a veteran contradictor.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Related terms
- inveterate
Translations
Anagrams
- Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus (“old, veteran”), from vetus (“aged, ancient, old”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vet?ra?n/, [vet???????n]
Noun
veteran c (singular definite veteranen, plural indefinite veteraner)
- veteran
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “veteran” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “veteran” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Esperanto
Adjective
veteran
- accusative singular of vetera
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Noun
veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteraner, definite plural veteranene)
- veteran
Derived terms
References
- “veteran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Noun
veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteranar, definite plural veteranane)
- veteran
Derived terms
References
- “veteran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese
Noun
veteran m (plural veteran)
- veteran
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French vétéran, Latin veter?nus. Compare b?trân, a doublet inherited from the same source.
Noun
veteran m (plural veterani)
- veteran (person who has served in the armed forces, or figuratively a person with a long experience of a particular activity; also used in the context of Ancient Rome, referring to a freed soldier granted citizenship and privileges for his service)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?et?ra?n/
- Hyphenation: ve?te?ran
Noun
vetèr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- veteran
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin veter?nus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v?t??r??n/
Noun
veteran c
- a veteran (former member of armed forces)
- a veteran (person with long experience)
Declension
Derived terms
- veteranbil
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