work out

verbs

come up with
"His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client"
work out, work up
happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well
"Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed"
work out
is a type of (narrower)
result or end
"How will the game turn out?"
come out, turn out
work out in detail
"elaborate a plan"
elaborate, work out
do physical exercise
"She works out in the gym every day"
exercise, work out
is derived from
workout
be calculated
"The fees work out to less than $1,000"
work out
verb group
make a mathematical calculation or computation
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
is a type of (narrower)
add up in number or quantity
"The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
add up, amount, come, number, total
make a mathematical calculation or computation
calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
"did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
give a workout to
"Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
exercise, work, work out
is derived from
workout