English · Common Verbs
worked
/wɜːkt/
[/wɜːkt/]
past tense of work
Beginnerverb
Definition
Past tense and past participle of 'work': to have done a job or to have functioned.
Example
She worked all summer in a small bakery to save money for her university fees.
She worked all summer in a small bakery to save money for her university fees.
Etymology
From Old English 'wyrcan', with the regular '-ed' ending marking past tense.
How & Where It’s Used
Used to describe completed work or something that functioned in the past.