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Description
Phrasal verb: Work out
Spanish translation: encontrar una solución, calcular un resultado, lograr el éxito resolviendo un problema, lograr una comprensión del problema
Definition: 1. To work something out is to find a solution to a problem, or 2. when you calculate a result, like a math problem, to a satisfactory resolution.
Used in sentences:
1. We need to work out the value of the company’s assets for the merger.
2. The lawyer worked out the issue with the client and they reached a compromise.
3. I had to work out the problem with the engineer. It was a glitch on the conveyor belt computer.
Related words or phrases: explore solutions, understand, discuss