werk.
work, labor
Meaning & usage
work, labor
Dit gaat veel werk vereisen.
De werken van Herakles zijn wereldberoemd.
profession, job, employment, line of work
Hij is trots op zijn nieuwe werk als leraar.
Na jaren hetzelfde werk te hebben gedaan, besloot ze een carrièreswitch te maken.
workplace
Op mijn werk werkt de airco zelden.
product, creation; production, output, result of work
De dichterlijke werken van Homerus vormen de basis van de Oudgriekse literatuur.
De kunstenaar heeft veel werken tentoongesteld in de galerij.
tow, oakum
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch werc, from Old Dutch *werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
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