work upon

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Synonyms for work upon

verb lead to believe, do

Antonyms for work upon

Word Origin & History

Old English weorc, worc "something done, deed, action, proceeding, business, military fortification," from Proto-Germanic *werkan (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch werk, Old Norse verk, Middle Dutch warc, Old High German werah, German Werk, Gothic gawaurki), from PIE root *werg- "to work" (see urge (v.)).

In Old English, the noun also had the sense of "fornication." Workhouse in the sense of "place where the poor or petty criminals are lodged" first appeared 1650s. Works "industrial place" (usually with qualifying adj.) is attested from 1580s. Work ethic recorded from 1959.

Example Sentences for work upon

We will work upon the supposition that everything that is here belonged to Father.

The rest of the army then fell to work upon a great image of a horse.

He had his materials to work upon, and may have done the best that any one could with them.

There is not a blacksmith but is at his forge from morn to night at work upon pike-heads.

He is at work upon an 'Ars Poetica,' after the manner of Horace.

You cannot be very sick, then; you must not try to work upon our feelings.

He tried, too the effect of work upon the nervous depression from which he suffered.

Work upon the aviation camp at East Harniss had actually begun.

Unfortunately he based his work upon that of Schuch and Wuestemann and Lister.

Does it appear that the author had sufficient data to work upon?

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influences

influencing

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