work something out

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌwork sthˈout derived
1. to calculate sth
•to work out the answer
2. (especially BrE)to find the answer to sth
Syn: ↑solve
•to work out a problem
•~ what, where, etc… Can you work out what these squiggles mean?
• I couldn't work out where the music was coming from.
3. to plan or think of sth
• I've worked out a new way of doing it.
4. usually passive to remove all the coal, minerals, etc. from a mine over a period of time
•a worked-out silver mine
Main entry: ↑work_derived