1. work out, work up

come up with

Example Sentences:
'His colleagues worked out his interesting idea'
'We worked up an ad for our client'

• work up

2. work out

happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well

Example Sentences:
'Things worked out in an interesting way'
'Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed'

3. elaborate, work out

work out in detail

Example Sentences:
'elaborate a plan'

• elaborate

4. exercise, work out

do physical exercise

Example Sentences:
'She works out in the gym every day'

• exercise

5. work out

be calculated

Example Sentences:
'The fees work out to less than $1,000'

6. calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

make a mathematical calculation or computation

• calculate
• cipher
• compute
• cypher
• figure
• reckon

• bet
• calculate
• count
• depend
• look
• reckon
• figure out
• lick
• puzzle out
• solve
• work

7. figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

Example Sentences:
'did you solve the problem?'
'Work out your problems with the boss'
'this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out'
'did you get it?'
'Did you get my meaning?'
'He could not work the math problem'

• figure out
• lick
• puzzle out
• solve
• work

8. exercise, work, work out

give a workout to

Example Sentences:
'Some parents exercise their infants'
'My personal trainer works me hard'
'work one's muscles'
'this puzzle will exercise your mind'

• exercise
• work