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εργάζομαι — meaning in English

ergazomai

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English meaning

  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • 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.

Senses

εργάζομαι is used for these senses in English:

  • function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
  • labour (intransitive) To toil, to work.
  • work (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
  • work To shape, form, or improve a material.

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.

labour — full definition

  1. noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
  2. noun Workers as a group, especially the working class, or a political movement representing them.
  3. noun The process of childbirth, including the contractions leading up to it.
  4. verb To work hard at something, or to move forward with great effort or difficulty.

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