Arbeiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
• job noun A paid position of regular employment.
• labour noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
• work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
• works noun A factory or industrial site, or the group of such facilities belonging to one operation.

Senses

Arbeiten is used for these senses in English:

• function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
• labour (intransitive) To toil, to work.
• works (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

function — full definition

1. noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
2. noun A formal or official event.
3. noun In maths and programming, a rule or routine that turns an input into an output.
4. verb To work or operate as intended.

job — full definition

1. noun A paid position of regular employment.
2. noun A particular task or piece of work to be done.
3. noun Informal for a robbery or heist.
4. noun A corrupt or self-serving act carried out under the appearance of official duty.
5. verb To work irregularly, taking on individual pieces of paid work.

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