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To arrive at an answer through logic
“It was fun being able to finally work out the crossword puzzle.”
To engage in vigorous physical exercise
“I need to work out to maintain my muscle tone.”
To turn out based on expectations
“Things don't always work out that way.”
To be successful as planned
“Everything would work out as planned.”
To understand (something)
“I cannot work out what is going on here!”
To produce or develop, especially through effort
“Let's get together and work out a solution to this problem.”
To be calculated at
“All of your items will work out to a total of fifty dollars.”
Conceive, dream up
Compute or estimate amount
Figure out, understand
To establish what something or who someone is
Score high marks
To criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.
Keep in shape
To Take on a role (in the sense an actor has a role) and enacting or playing that character
Piece together
Sort itself out
Complete or agree on a finished and definitive version of
Obtain or bring about by discussion
Get rid of by work or effort
Pull something off
To withstand scrutiny or criticism
Prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practising gently beforehand
To express internal feelings or thoughts
To provide comfort or assuagement to
Quickly become friendly or intimate
To develop or be developed
To advance or to promote the growth of
To unfasten a lock or door
(slang, idiomatic) To increase one's muscle mass through exercise
To work out or be resolved
Deal or trade in something, typically illegal
To free from a tangled or twisted state
To do, carry through, conduct, or perform some action
(elaborate on) Add more detail concerning what has already been said
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting
Instruction or training in military exercises
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