prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, work. At one's workplace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He's not home at the moment: he's at work.
They've got a new photocopier at work.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Working, in the process of doing work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Don't interrupt me while I'm at work on my housing project.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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prep_phrase
Meaning 3
At play, in action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at work, working
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
töissä
— at one's workplace
French:
à pied d’œuvre
— at one's workplace
French:
au travail
— at one's workplace
German:
bei der Arbeit
— at one's workplace
Italian:
al lavoro
— at one's workplace
Italian:
sul lavoro
— at one's workplace
Old English:
on weorce
— at one's workplace
Persian:
سر کار
(sar-e kâr)
— at one's workplace
Russian:
на рабо́те
(na rabóte)
— at one's workplace
Spanish:
en el trabajo
— at one's workplace
Danish:
i arbejde
— in the process of doing work
Dutch:
aan het werk
— in the process of doing work
Dutch:
aan de slag
— in the process of doing work
French:
au travail
— in the process of doing work
German:
am Werk
— in the process of doing work
Latin:
in opere
— in the process of doing work
Norwegian Bokmål:
i arbeid
— in the process of doing work
Old English:
on weorce
— in the process of doing work
Russian:
за рабо́той
(za rabótoj)
— in the process of doing work
Spanish:
de obras
— in the process of doing work
Swedish:
i arbete
— in the process of doing work
Finnish:
toiminnassa
— at play, in action
French:
à l'œuvre
— at play, in action
Russian:
в де́йствии
(v déjstvii)
— at play, in action